Friction heats up Polar Star boardroom
The war being waged in the boardroom of Polar Star Mining (PSR-V) just got uglier. The company has accused form…
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Nagging court case settled for Farallon
Farallon Resources (FAN-T) is generating positive news despite being a base metal producer in a slumping metals m…
MacTung shows strength for NA Tungsten
Vancouver – It would cost almost $400 million to build an underground mine at one of the largest undeveloped tung…
Skyline proves positive economics for Bronson Slope
Vancouver – A preliminary economic assessment of Skyline Gold’s (SK-V) Bronson Slope gold-copper-silver project i…
Apollo gets the money, but at what price?
Apollo Gold (APG-T, AGT-X) now has the money it needs to push ahead with the construction of its Black Fox gold min…
Caterpillar lays off close to 24,000 workers
It was less than a year ago that warp-speed growth in the mining and construction industries was causing industry-w…
Cash Call Emergency Threatens Minera Andes’ Survival
VANCOUVER — A few months ago, it seemed like Minera Andes (MAI-T, MNEAF-O) had it all: a 49% stake in a producing gold-silver mine, a massive copper deposit nearing development stage, and a pipeline …
U.S. Markets Feb. 10-13
With the passage of U. S. President Barack Obama’s US$787-billion stimulus package in Congress on Feb. 13, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 420.46 points, or 5.4%, to close the Feb. 10-13 reporti…
TSX Venture Exchange Feb. 10-13
It was modest gains on the S&P/TSX Venture composite index for the truncated Feb. 10-13 reporting period. The Venture board gained 24.54 points to close the week at 925.64 points. It posted gains …
Toronto Stock Exchange Feb. 10-13
The TSX was down during the holiday-shortened Feb. 10-13 trading period, with the S&P/TSX composite index losing 369 points, or 4.1%, to 8,678. The drop was triggered by doubts about the effective…
Victoria Gold Bids For StrataGold
Nevada-focused Victoria Gold (VIT-V, VITFF-O) has made a friendly offer for StrataGold (SGV-T, SAGDF-O) in pursuit of its advanced Dublin Gulch gold project in the Yukon.
Quadra Mining To Buy Centenario Copper
VANCOUVER — Patience has paid off for Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O). The Vancouver-based company, which has been quietly stockpiling cash from its Robinson copper-gold mine in Nevada, waiting for th…