Starting the world’s first seabed mining operation was never going to be simple, but for TSX-listed Nautilus Minerals, the challenges have been multiplying.The logistics of commercially mining 1.6 km below sea level — which would…
Roxgold (ROG-V) is advancing its Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso, West Africa, despite lingering questions stemming from an unresolved proxy battle with a group of prominent shareholders.
It was a good week for U.S. stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 112 points to close the trading week at 13,207.95, the broader S&P advanced 15 points to 1,405.87, the Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 53 points to 3,020.86 and the…
SPOT PRICESCourtesy of ScotiaBankTuesday, August 7, 2012 Precious MetalsPrice…
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at July 31/12 (with changes from July 15/12). Largest Short Positions…
EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug 6 Aug 3 Aug 2 Aug 1 July 31 US$ in C n/a 0.9986 1.0062 1.0017 1.0014 …
Centerra Gold (CG-T) continues to release details regarding a parliamentary review of its Kumtor gold operation in Kyrgyzstan. During a second-quarter conference call Centerra’s management outlined the structure of the Kyrgyz commission,…
The global economic downturn is hitting Teck Resources (TCK-T, TCK-N), with Canada’s biggest diversified miner suffering from weaker coal and copper prices as the Chinese growth story loses steam.
The National Mining Hall of Fame (NMHF) in the U.S. has selected four inductees for 2012: Glen A. Barton, J. David Lowell, Samuel Newhouse, and John Cleveland Osgood.The four will formally join the ranks of 214 previous inductees in the hall of…
Alacer Gold (ASR-T, ALIAF-O) has wrung more production out of two of its gold mines, and in doing so, has made up for disappointing results from another.The company announced that second-quarter mine production results for its operations…
In the grand scheme of things Canada isn’t known as a great power in the iron ore business, but a group of forward-thinking mining companies have come together with the Canadian National Railway (CNR-T, CNI-N) to explore igniting a true…
Construction of the $1.5-billion Constancia copper mine in southern Peru is a go, and Hudbay Minerals (HBM-T, HBM-N) has signed a streaming agreement with Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N) to help foot the bill.Under the first streaming agreement…
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