Agnico-Eagle digs deeper in Quebec (May 10, 2011)
Agnico-Eagle Mines’ (AEM-T, AEM-N) Goldex, Lapa, and LaRonde gold mines in Quebec are getting a slice of the company’s largest-ever US$145-million global exploration program this year.
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Pilot Gold lifts off on latest results
A small market cap can be a wonderful thing as evidenced by the market action of two different companies on Tuesday.
Trade Winds completes winter-spring drill program
Drilling at Trade Winds Ventures’ (TWD-V) Block A project in northeastern Ontario, a 50-50 joint-venture with Detour Gold (DGC-T), has returned strong intercepts.
Ghana’s newest gold producer
After 11 months of construction, the Nzema gold project has moved into commercial production and Adamus Resources (ADU-V, ADU-A) is confident the new open-pit mine in southwestern Ghana will be able to turn out 100,000 ounces of gold in its…
Here comes Glencore
It was expected to fetch a higher valuation, and it was expected to coincide with a continued fervor for all things commodity related, but Glencore’s move into public markets will still come with a hefty US$60 billion price tag on the king of…
Venture hit by commodities sell-off in May 2-6 period
Vancouver – A big commodities sell-off, including the biggest drop in silver futures in thirty years, led to a rough May 2 to 6 period on the S&P TSX Venture Exchange. The board dropped 204.34 points in the first four days before making a…
BHP approves Misery project at Ekati
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) gave a thumbs-up to its Misery open-pit project at the Ekati diamond mine near Yellowknife, N.W.T., on May 9.
Tough times for TSX
It was rough ride for investors over the May 2-6 period as the TSX Composite Index fell 383 points to finish up at 13,601.49. The drop was severe enough, and accompanied by enough volume, to ignite worries that a significant correction to the…
Huge sell-off in U.S. equities, Apr. 29-May 6
U.S. equities posted heavy losses as commodities plunged and economic data showed weekly applications for unemployment insurance rose to an eight-month high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 171.8 points or 1.34% to close the Apr….
Western Potash expands resource
Western Potash (wpx-v) has boosted measured resources by 55%, indicated resources by 34% and inferred resources by 25% at its Milestone potash project in Saskatchewan, about 50 km south of Mosaic’s (mos-n) Belle Plaine mine, one of the world’s…
Corsa advances coal operations in Pennsylvania despite weather delays
Despite being nearly two months behind schedule, shareholders of Corsa Coal (CSO-V) reacted positively to news that the company’s Wilson Creek metallurgical coal processing plant in Pennsylvania will be commissioned and fully functioning by the…
Peruvian tailings issues hurt Century
Peru’s Ministry of Mines has allowed Century Mining (CMM-V) to resume milling and processing operations at its San Juan gold mine after the ministry completed an evaluation of the mine’s tailings dams. The company has yet to downgrade its gold…