Northland Resources (NAU-T) is set to get its flagship Kaunisvaara iron ore project in northern Sweden off the ground in early 2013, with full production of 5 million tonnes of iron ore concentrate per year expected by 2014.
It’s not quite as exciting as a new mine built from scratch on a substantial mineral discovery but, in dollar terms, the recent expansions announced by majors active in eastern Canada all add up significant economic activity.
Shares of Kimber Resources (KBR-T, KBX-X) jumped 9.2% or 15¢ to $1.78 today following news of the latest two assay results from the Carmen deposit at its Monterde project in Mexico.
The abbreviated May 24-27 trading week saw the TSX Composite Index gain 145 points to close at 13,797.59. The lift came as the Bank of Canada contemplated interest-rate hikes, while the U.S. dollar fell on lower-than-expected U.S. consumer…
U.S. markets closed their fourth week of losses with the Dow Jones Industrial Average shedding 0.56% to close at 12,441.58 and the S&P 500 index dropping 0.16% to 1,331.10. Weaker-than-expected U.S. consumer spending and housing data didn’t…
Copiapo, Chile – Andina Minerals (ADM-V) hopes to supercharge its promising Volcan gold project as it explores a number of high-grade targets around its initial Dorado deposit, situated 120 km east of this mining centre in Chile’s Atacama…
Capstone Mining (cs-t) bulked up measured and indicated resources by 219 million lbs. at its wholly owned Minto copper-gold mine in the Yukon. The miner also combined two deposits at the project, which were once thought to be separate, into…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 69.23 points to 2,100.67 over the May 24-27 period, as slightly higher metals prices buoyed many junior mining companies. Many Venture companies enjoyed a small rally over the short trading week…
Allegations of fraud and untrustworthy financial statements that have led to a class-action lawsuit against former stock market darling Puda Coal (PUDA-X) underscore just how risky doing business in China can be.
With increased production and higher realized metals prices, Dundee Precious Metals (DPM-T) has managed to turn things around from where they were this time last year.
On one a tough day on the market for miners, Southern Arc Minerals (SA-V) defied the trend and made a solid gain on the back of its latest drill results.
The problems continue for Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) in Tanzania, only now the Toronto-based miner is slightly shielded by the company it spun the assets into – African Barrick Gold (ABG-L).
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