PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA — Rising out of the sea at the collision of the Pacific and Indo-Australian tectonic plates, Papua New Guinea is the stuff of legend for both its geological potential and punishing working environment.
VANCOUVER — Curis Resources (CUV-T) bucked two of the mining sector’s most persistent problems — creeping capital costs and rising operating expenses — with a prefeasibility study for its Florence copper project in…
Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N) is getting a firmer handle on its recently acquired Cerro Moro gold project in Argentina.
VANCOUVER — Uranium juniors have had a tough time over the past two years, but Wyoming-focused developer Uranerz Energy (URZ-T, URZ-X) looks poised to capitalize on a recent uptick in the nuclear market, with an enviable land position in…
Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) could become a consolidator in B.C., or prey to companies like Lundin Mining (LUN-T), Capstone Mining (CS-T) or Teck Resources (TCK-T, TCK-N), Christopher Chang of Laurentian Bank Securities argues.
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 3.5%, or 40.97 points, during the trading period before closing out the week at 1,144.68, while declining commodity prices put downward pressure on Canadian markets.
The S&P 500’s seven-week winning streak ground to a halt, with the benchmark index falling 0.1% to 1,515.60. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.1% higher to finish at 14,000.57, and the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index lost…
Analysts across the board are forecasting rising uranium oxide prices in 2013, underpinned by China’s drive to build a pile of new nuclear reactors. The effort is well underway with 29 units already under construction, but China is not…
VANCOUVER — As its future hangs in the balance, Canadian base metals producer Inmet Mining (IMN-T) increased its value with a global resource update on Feb. 11, which was highlighted by a 22% jump in proven-and-probable copper reserves.
Antofagasta Gold (AN-V), which recently changed its name from Windamere Ventures, says initial drilling at its Capricornio property in Chile confirms it has made a regional-scale, low-sulphidation epithermal gold discovery.
PANGUNA, BOUGAINVILLE — After more than 20 years in limbo, the small Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville is closer than ever to reopening the infamous Panguna mine.
VANCOUVER — A busy 12 months for Toronto-based explorer Energizer Resources (EGZ-T) culminated on Feb. 26 with the release of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Molo graphite deposit, 145 km southeast of the city of Toliara in…
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