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Silver Standard Ramping Up Pirquitas

VANCOUVER — Stalwart junior explorer Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q), a force in mineral exploration for over two decades, is set to become a significant silver producer as it ramps up prod…


Inmet Ups Las Cruces Financing To $348M

Inmet Mining (IMN-T, IEMMF-O) plans to increase a US$300-million bought-deal financing to $348 million so it can pay off all debts related to building its Las Cruces open-pit copper mine in Spain.


Daily Metal Prices (June 29, 2009)

Date June 22 June 19 June 18 June 17 June 16 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1365/1395 1385/1410 1350/1375 1315/1340 1335/1…



Pebble Creek Gets Key Permit In India

It’s been 13 long years in the making, but Pebble Creek Mining (PEB-V, PBLEF-O) is now just one step away from getting a mining lease for its Askot project, in the scenic foothills of the Himalayas in…



Nautilus Hones Undersea Plans

VANCOUVER — Construction of its novel deep-sea mining equipment has been on hold since December, but Nautilus Minerals is seeing opportunity rather than disappointment in its delay: the company has s…


Teck Sells 33% Of Waneta Dam For $825M

VANCOUVER — In its latest debt-reduction move, Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) is selling a 33% stake in its Waneta hydroelectric dam in southeastern British Columbia to BC Hydro for $825 million.



Iamgold To Expand Niobec

Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) board has given the green light to a major expansion of the company’s wholly owned Niobec underground niobium mine, situated just north of Chicoutimi in Quebec’s Lac St. Jean …



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