Nyrstar’s meteoric rise as a miner
Vancouver — Born of two established metals companies as a pure smelting play in 2007, Brussels-listed Nyrstar NV has since grabbed a commanding position in the zinc supply chain with no sign of slowing down.
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New discovery gets Volta moving upwards
A new discovery at its Kiaka Project had Volta Resources (VTR-T) riding high on the Toronto big board.
Northshore results boost GTA, Balmoral
Shares of GTA Resources and Mining (GTA-V) surged $1.29 or 528.6% to end the day at $1.54 on 7.8 million shares traded after releasing drill results from the Northshore property in the Hemlo-Schrieber greenstone belt of Ontario….
Lumina hits long intersects at Taca Taca
The Taca Taca deposit in northwestern Argentina, 90 km east of Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine, has yielded the longest mineralized intercept to date—813 metres grading 0.60% copper equivalent including 134 metres of…
Corvus shares surge 50% on Nevada gold
Vancouver — Corvus Gold (KOR-T) has started the year with a bang. Positive assay results from its North Bullfrog gold-silver project outside of Beatty, Nev., combined with a generally sunny outlook for gold juniors helped push the…
MAX hopes to find ‘silver lining’ in Majuba Hill
Vancouver — MAX Resource (MXR-V) continues to search for a copper-silver porphyry system at its Majuba Hill property in Pershing County, Nevada. Assays were released in early February from a second quarter 2011 drill campaign.
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomes five inductees
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, of which The Northern Miner is a sponsor, welcomed five new inductees at its twenty-fourth annual induction dinner in mid-January at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
First Point shares up 105% so far in 2012
The junior mining sector is off to a good start in 2012, though few companies have seen their share price rise as much as First Point Minerals (FPX-V). The company’s shares are up 105% since Dec. 30, climbing from a near-52-week low of 41¢…
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…
Crocodile execs applaud Luxor’s higher offer
Luxor Capital Group has increased its partial offer for Crocodile Gold (CRK-T), which operates gold mines in Australia. The New York-based investment company has raised its bid to US62¢ from US56¢ a share to buy 215.4 million…
Perseus turns 1M oz. gold project into 7M oz. gold mine in Ghana
Perth-based Perseus Mining (PRU-T, PRU-A) has brought its first West African gold mine to commercial production, pouring 35,801 oz. gold from the Edikan gold mine in Ghana in the fourth calendar quarter of 2011.
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…