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Baja Mining clings to life

Nearly two months after Baja Mining (BAJ-T, BAJFF-O) initially disclosed cost overruns of US$246 million at its Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc project in Baja California Sur, Mexico, one of the company’s largest shareholders, Louis Dreyfus…


More about cost overruns on capital development

I am an advocate of change for the better, as well as the preservation of those things that work well, but there seems to be a lack of good balance between the two these days when it comes to project development in mining. It seems to me that…



TSX venture exchange

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index sunk to a new low, dropping 45 points to close at 1,206.03. The closing position puts the index at a new 52-week low, and at its lowest level since September 2009. With no spikes in volume during the week…



Short position reports

TSX Short Positions         Short positions outstanding at June 15/12 (with changes from May 31/12).      Largest Short Positions         Security Ticker Total Short Change New Gold NGD 40853651 805488…


Exchange rates

EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date June 25 June 22 June 21 June 20 June 19   US$ in C 1.0303 1.0260 1.0251 1.0194 1.0178  …


Sunward expands Titiribi resource to 4.6M+ oz. gold

Sunward Resources (SWD-T) believes it could be sitting on top of Colombia’s next gold district, and its latest resource estimate lends some credit to the notion.Its flagship wholly owned Titiribi gold-copper project is located in…


Belo Sun outlines Volta Grande’s potential

Belo Sun Mining (BSX-T) has tabled an initial resource estimate for its newly delineated South Block area at the Volta Grande gold project in Brazil’s Para State.The estimate shows that the Pequi, Grande and Itata deposits host 4 million…


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Capstone unveils Minto expansion plan

A lot has changed since Vancouver-based Capstone Mining (CS-T) kick-started production at its Minto open-pit copper mine, 240 km north of Whitehorse, Yukon, in 2007. At the time the mine had an eight-year life and a throughput rate of 1,600…


Edgewater nabs $120M for Corcoesto in Spain

Edgewater ­Exploration (EDW-V) has secured in principle a $120-million debt financing for its flagship Corcoesto gold project in Spain as it moves it towards ­production.The company has entered into a mandate letter with Credit Suisse…


La Mancha Resources' Ity open-pit gold mine in western Cte d'Ivoire. Photo by La Mancha Resources

La Mancha extends gold strike at Ity

International gold producer La Mancha Resources (LMA-T) unveiled good news at its Ity mine in Côte d’Ivoire in June, when the company released drill results that indicate gold mineralization beyond the operation’s in-pit…


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