Silvercorp in unsolicited takeover bid for Klondex
China’s largest silver miner, Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVM-X), is turning its attention westward with a planned un…
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The battle continues over the Sunshine silver mine
Sunshine Precious Metals Inc. (SPMI) owner Robert Mori says Sterling Mining (SRLM-M) and Minco Silver (MSV-T) can l…
Medoro Resources to acquire Colombia Goldfields
Medoro Resources (MRS-V), which has exploration properties in Venezuela and Mali, plans to combine forces with Colo…
Gold Reserve Loses Part Of Brisas
In the last few months, Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez has nationalized the assets of oilfieldservices providers, announced plans to take over the hot-briquetted iron industry, and taken control of …
Correction (June 08, 2009)
On Page 3 of our 100th Anniversary of the Porcupine Camp commemorative magazine, we incorrectly identified Jules Timmins (1889-1971) as the brother of Noah Timmins (1867-1936). Jules was in fact the s…
U.S. Markets – May 26 -June 1
The most important economic event south of the border during the May 26-June 1 reporting period was the momentous bankruptcy of General Motors. Analysts have been expecting this for some time, and a n…
Toronto Stock Exchange – May 26 -June 1
The S&P/TSX composite index continued its strong run, gaining nearly 100 points for the May 26-June 1 reporting period. The index’s strength was bolstered by the financial sector, where quarterly …
TSX Venture Exchange – May 26 -June 1
Buoyed by climbing metal prices, from May 26 to June 1 the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index had one of its strongest weeks since the onset of the global financial downturn. The index gained 44 poin…
Noront Expands Eagle One With Polymetallic Finds
SITE VISIT MCFAULD’S LAKE, ONT. — The story of the Ring of Fire, one of the hottest exploration camps in Canada, started in August 2007, when Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O)…
Kazakhstan’s Uranium Shakeup
Shares of Uranium One (UUU-T, SXRZF-O) took a beating recently on news that the Kazakhstan government has accused a key executive in the uranium industry of illegally selling deposits to foreign compa…
Red Back Bets On DRC With Moto Bid
After staring into the dirty water more than two years, Red Back Mining (RBI-T, RBIFF-O) has finally decided to take the plunge.
Royal Gold Builds Reserves
At the end of 2008, Royal Gold (RGL-T, RGLD-Q) had royalty interests on 30% more gold and 16% more silver than the year before.