When Western Potash (WPX-T) starts commercial production at its Milestone potash mine in Saskatchewan in 2016, it will draw much of its water from treated sewage effluent from the city of Regina, about 30 km away.As much as 60,000 cubic metres…
The first drill program on Ethos Gold’s (ECC-V) Betty project in the Yukon has yielded encouraging gold discoveries, and numerous blanks.The first half of a phase-one drill program includes results for 22 reverse-circulation drill…
Just days after taking the keys from contract mine developer Banlaw Afrique, Canadian miner Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) has run into delays while comissioning its 100%-owned Twangiza open-pit gold mine, 45 km southwest of Bukavu in the Democractic…
EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date July 9 July 6 July 5 July 4 July 3 US$ in C 1.0212…
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at June 30/12 (with changes from June 15/12). Largest Short Positions Security Ticker Total Short Change Lundun Mining…
U.S. markets were in positive territory before closing for the Independence Day holiday, but moved downward after disappointing jobs data showed non-farm payrolls added 80,000 jobs in June for the third month in a row that employment grew by…
SPOT PRICESCourtesy of ScotiaBankTuesday, July 10, 2012 Precious MetalsPrice…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index managed a 20.36-point gain in the period to end at 1,211.35 after two days of gains and two days of losses. The climb came despite low volumes and averaged 59 million shares traded daily. The drop in…
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Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) is warning shareholders that if draft mining legislation proposed by the governor of Argentina’s southern Chubut province becomes law, its Navidad silver project in the province will become…
The Guatemalan government could soon take a 40% stake in mining companies in the country if a proposed constitutional amendment goes through.President Otto Perez Molina announced the proposed change, along with dozens of others, in one of the…
Working in a coal mine in the U.S. these days involves not only staying focused on getting your job done, but also wondering whether the company you work for can pay its bills and remain a viable concern.The industry was booming as recently as…
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