Abacus proves potential in old Ajax with positive PEA
Vancouver – Abacus Mining and Exploration’s (AME-V) president has long believed his Ajax project, a brownfields p…
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25 arrested over Harry Winston heist
French Police have arrested 25 people in connection with an astonishing mid-day jewelry heist at Harry Winston Diam…
Xstrata triggers consolidation talk
Consolidation is the key word again in the base metal sector after Xstrata (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) tabled an offer for Lon…
More gold in Papua New Guinea for New Guinea Gold
Vancouver – With a small gold-silver mine providing exploration funds for a host of prospective properties, New G…
Jinshan gets US$31 million loan from China National Gold
Having China’s largest state-owned gold producer in its corner is starting to pay big dividends for Jinshan Gold Mi…
U.S. Markets – June 9-15
Although the main indexes in the United States retreated slightly during the June 9-15 reporting period, consumer confidence south of the border rose to its highest level in nine months.
Toronto Stock Exchange – June 9-15
Canadian equity markets were mixed during the June 9-15 reporting period, with the S&P/TSX composite index down 154 points, or 1.5%, to 10,395; the Capped Metals and Mining index up 14 points, or …
TSX Venture Exchange – June 9-15
The S&P/TSX Venture composite index’s slow, steady climb from its December low of just 684 points continued over the week of June 9-15 as the board gained 1.13 points to close at 1,132.95. Daily t…
Correction (June 22, 2009)
In our article on uranium in Niger ( T. N. M. , June 15-21/09), the reserve numbers for the Arlit, Akouta and Imouraren mines, and the projected annual production for Imouraren should be in tonnes of …
LME Warehouse Levels (June 22, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 16, 2009 (change from June 9 in brackets):
Spot Prices (June 22, 2009)
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Groups Scrap Over Sunshine Assets In Idaho
The owner of the Sunshine mine, Robert Mori, says he will give the mine’s surface rights to Greenpeace if a bankruptcy court in Idaho doesn’t rule in his favour.