Midlands Minerals to generate cash flow from Sian
Some industry observers might view Midlands Minerals’ (MEX-V) decision to recover gold from loaded carbon fines at …
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Hard Creek grows Turnagain again
Vancouver – The Turnagain nickel deposit has grown again for owner Hard Creek Nickel (HCN-T).
Overland expands Yukon zinc-lead resource
Vancouver – As Overland Resources (OVR-A) pursues an updated economic study of the Andrew zinc project, 300-km nort…
Ursa Major and Canadian Arrow consider merger
Nickel prices are still in the dumps but that’s not stopping nickel juniors, Canadian Arrow Mines (CRO-V) and Ursa …
Talon Metals to explore for gold and potash in Brazil
Talon Metals (TLO-T) surged 74% or 21 a share to 49.5 today on news that it had acquired potash exploration licen…
Cadiscor shareholders approve tie-up with North American Palladium
Shareholders of junior Cadiscor Resources (CAO-V) voted unanimously in favour of becoming a wholly owned subsidiary…
U. S. Markets – May 12-18
Data showing that new U. S. housing starts and permits unexpectedly slid to record lows in April — the worst in fact since 1959 — is further proof if anyone needed any that the U. S. economy is far …
Toronto Stock Exchange – May 12-15
The TSX was down during the Victoria Dayshortened May 12-15 reporting period, with the S&P/TSX composite index off 331 points, or 3.3%, to 9,763. The mining sector fell harder, with the Capped Met…
TSX Venture Exchange – May 12-15
The S&P/TSX Venture composite index closed the May 12-15 trading week almost unchanged, down just 0.02 points at 1,063.09. Even though the week’s losses ended up cancelling its gains, daily tradin…
Athabasca Minerals: Supplying The Sandsbox
VANCOUVER — Aggregates. Sand and gravel. “I could write a book on them,” says Athabasca Minerals (ABM-V) vice-president Shaun O’Connor-Parsons. It might not make The New York Times best-seller list, …
BC Pipeline Plans Meet Resistance
First Nations, activist shareholders and environmental groups from British Columbia were in Toronto on May 6 to protest Enbridge’s (ENB-T, ENB-N) plan to build two 1,170-km pipelines that will carry o…
Fort Hills’ Future Uncertain
In September 2007, Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) raised its stake to 20% in the Fort Hills Energy Partnership, which is developing the Fort Hills oilsands project in Alberta.