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The strength of the current bull market for gold was very much in evidence during the 14th trading week of the year, as sovereign debt concerns in Europe continued to dominate precious metals and curr…

The new Ontario budget, delivered by Ontario’s Finance Minister Dwight Duncan seems to pin economic progress on the back of mining and, in doing so, could give miners a little more elbow room.

The following is a joint statement from the Mining Association of Quebec and the Association for Mineral Exploration in Quebec, translated into English by The Northern Miner, concerning the Quebec pro…

Just when it appeared that things were finally moving smoothly for Centerra Gold (CG-T), political unrest in Kyrgyzstan reared its head and damaged the company’s share price.

VANCOUVER — First, Macarthur Coal (MCC-A) inked a friendly deal to acquire Gloucester Coal (GCLA), GCLA), which is majority-owned by Singapore-listed raw materials giant Noble Group, in an all-share …

American Lithium Minerals — William Deluce appointed a director.

The TSX composite index finished the April 6-12 period lower, if only slightly. The index was off roughly 50 points, closing out the period at 12,148.66 owing to lower oil prices.

Apart from a slight slide on the last day, the April 6-12 trading week was a healthy one for the S&P/TSX Venture composite index: the board gained 42.21 points to close at 1673.67. Daily trading v…

Encouraging employment news, accelerating activity in the services sector and the Federal Reserve’s ongoing pledge to keep interest rates historically low, helped maintain the upwards momentum in the …

COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 13, 2010 (change from Apr. 6 in brackets):

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,750.00/t.