The shine is back on uranium stocks
Korea Electric Power Corporation is taking a 13.9% stake in Strathmore Minerals (STM-T) in a deal that will also give the Korean energy giant off-take rights to a portion of the uranium junior’s future production.
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Kuriskova uranium project low-cost, Tournigan says
Slovakia has four nuclear reactors that generate half the nation’s electricity needs, and two more reactors are planned or under construction. That makes Tournigan Energy’s (TVC-V) flagship Kuriskova uranium deposit in the country an attractive…
Salazar shares gain on Lundin’s investment
Salazar Resources (SRL-V) climbed 18% on news that diversified miner Lundin Mining (LUN-T) is acquiring a 15.4% stake in the company by buying over 80% of Salazar’s $3-million private placement, consisting of 6 million units…
Great Western to get expertise from China
Over the last month Great Western Minerals Group (GWG-T) has completed a joint-venture with a Chinese company to build a rare earth separation plant near its Steenkampskraal mine in South Africa, about 350 km north of Cape Town, and…
Canaccord brokers pile back into North Country
At least 14 Canaccord Genuity brokers have picked up shares in Nunavut-focused gold explorer North Country Gold (NCG-V) in a recent private placement. North Country raised $12 million in late December by issuing 10.2 million flow-through shares…
Pilot Gold hits high grade in search for next Long Canyon
Vancouver – On the hunt for the next Long Canyon deposit, Fronteer spin-out Pilot Gold (PLG-T) thinks it has found just that some 75 km southeast of its original Nevada discovery.
Canada/China sign landmark uranium deal
A new trade deal allowing exports of Canadian uranium to China is producing cheers from uranium companies across the country. The deal was one of several agreements signed during a visit this week to China by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen…
Round-up of explorers in Idaho
Ask a mining investor about gold in Idahoand Midas Gold (MAX-Tt) will likely be the first name that pops to mind. The company has put itself at the forefront of the conversation by proving up 5.8 million oz. of the yellow metal at its Golden…
Regulus and Pachamama announce merger, more Rio Grande results
Vancouver – Already equal partners in the headline-grabbing Rio Grande copper-gold project in Argentina, Regulus Resources (REG-V) and Pachamama Resources (PMA-V) have decided make the arrangement formal and merge into one company.
Marathon Gold going the distance in Newfoundland, Idaho
Vancouver – While Marathon Gold’s (MOZ-T) flagship project sits in the centre of Newfoundland, the company is also ramping up its U.S. presence with a 20,000-metre drill program on its Golden Chest mine in Idaho and its recent acquisition of…
Benton gets sniffs at Sewell-West project
In December last year Benton Resources (BTC-V) launched a 1,476-metre drill program at its Sewell-West Timmins grass roots project in northwestern Ontario, about 60 km west of Timmins and 40 km west of Lakeshore Gold’s (LSG-T) Timmins mine.
Best intercept yet for Bellhaven in Colombia
Bellhaven Copper & Gold (BHV-V) hit its best intercept yet at its La Mina Project in Colombia – and it came from a relatively new zone on the property.