Positive PEA for Carpathian’s RDM gold project
Vancouver – In just a year and a half Carpathian Gold (CPN-T) has delineated a gold resource and proven its ec…
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Avalon upgrades Thor Lake
Avalon Rare Metals (AVL-T) has outlined enough resources to warrant going ahead with a prefeasibility study on…
Paladin on top of mid-tier uranium producers
Paladin Energy (PDN-T) is building itself into one of the most significant mid-tier uraniu…
Pre-feasibility for International Enexco’s Contact copper deposit
Despite “drastic changes” in the economy and copper prices, International Enexco’s (IEC-V) president and chief…
Mining Sector Heats Up In DRC
The dog days of August haven’t slowed down the pace of mining deals in mineral-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
PDAC Criticizes Ontario’s Bills 173 And 191
The following is a condensed version of a presentation by the president of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) to the Standing Committee on General Government of the Legislativ…
U.S. Markets – August 4-10
The rate of new job losses declined during the Aug 4-10 reporting period as corporate earnings were up, and U. S. markets continued to improve.
Toronto Stock Exchange – August 4-10
BMO Capital Markets is forecasting that the nine-month-long Canadian slump will end in the current quarter. While the initial recovery will be choppy and Canadian exports “are unlikely to stop falling…
TSX Venture Exchange – August 4-10
Though the S&P/TSX Venture composite index gained during the Aug. 4-10 reporting period, it was only by 5.64 points. By and large, the gain was achieved off a blistering trading volume of 117 mill…
Iron Ore Contract Settlement Prices Down For BHP Billiton
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) has concluded iron ore price negotiations for the 2009 contract year with a number of its customers. Prices for iron ore fines are about 33% lower than contract prices agre…
Base Metal Prices On The Upswing
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has revised its base metal price forecasts for the year, saying prices have risen faster than it had expected.
USGS To Give $250,000 In Grants For Mineral Resource Research
The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) has announced plans to award up to $250,000 in grants for mineral resource research in 2010 through its mineral resources external research program.