Rio Tinto to build new nickel mine in U.S.
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) will build the first new mine in the state of Michigan in decades and the o…
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Quadra FNX loses Chinese partner for Sierra Gorda (June 16, 2010)
A Chinese utility company has walked away from a potential 50-50 joint venture deal with recently-merged Quadr…
Fire River heats up on drill results
Vancouver – Fire River Gold (FAU-V) has found numerous bonanza-grade gold intercepts even before starting a dr…
Tower Hill lifts Livengood tonnage and grade
Vancouver – The Livengood project just got better for International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-T): a new resource e…
Banro ships gold plant from Australia to DRC
Banro Corp. (BAA-T, BAA-X) says it is on schedule to finish building its Twangiza gold mine in the Democratic …
Prophecy fulfilling goals
Vancouver – The assets continue to pile up at Prophecy Resource (PCY-V, PRPCF-Q) with another proposed friendl…
Back Forty shows strength for Aquila, HudBay (June 15, 2010)
Vancouver – The Back Forty deposit in Michigan is flexing its volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) muscles fo…
Argentex discovers new silver-gold zone at Pinguino in Argentina
The Tranquillo Trend, a northwest regional feature that crosscuts 11 km of Argentex Mining’s (ATX-V, AGXM-O) P…
Cliffs goes after Spider to get Big Daddy
Iron ore and coal giant Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) has raised its offer for Spider Resources (SPQ-V) by …
Aurizon reads between the mines
Vancouver – With two underground gold deposits already being mined at the Casa Berardi project in northwestern…
Avalon Rare Metals up on updated resource estimate
Shares of Avalon Rare Metals (AVL-T, AVARF-O) shot up 11.2% or 23¢ apiece to close at $2.28 on news that …
US markets seesawed in June 7-11 trading
Comments from the World Bank that a double-dip recession cannot be ruled out and nagging worries about the deb…