Andina Riding High At Volcan
SITE VISIT COPIAPO, CHILE — Using its US$19 million in working capital, Andina Minerals (ADM-V, ADMNF-O) is moving forward on its advanced Volcan gold-sulphur exploration…
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Debt Troubles Start To Pile Up For Miners
VANCOUVER–For a growing number of mining companies unable to make payments on significant debts, the prospects for a happy new year are growing dim.
North American Tungsten Bets On Unleaded Future
VANCOUVER — North American Tungsten (NTC-T, NATUF-O) is transforming itself. No longer is it just a tungsten mining company responsible for making about 4% of the world’s tungsten concentrates. It is…
Editorial: Mining Sector Layoffs Pick Up Steam
Quite a few miners across Canada and beyond rang in the new year with layoff notices, as the autumn commodities bust worked its way into the employment scene.
People (January 19, 2009)
American Creek Resources — Seamus Young has retired as a director.
U.S. Markets – Jan. 6-12
Many are wondering how far the bailout package in the United States will go in fixing the economy. Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, says the US$700-billion stimulus should help revive th…
Toronto Stock Exchange – Jan. 6-12
The TSX fell during the Jan. 6-12 trading session, with the S&P/TSX composite index losing 492 points, or 5.3%, to 8,793. Metal and mining issues sustained heavier losses, with the S&P/TSX Cap…
TSX Venture Exchange -Jan. 6-12
VANCOUVER — It was an up-and-down week for the S&P/TSX Venture composite index over the Jan. 6-12 trading session. The board started the week by climbing above the 900-point mark, a height it has…
First Majestic Drilling Grows La Encantada Reserves By 187%
VANCOUVER — A 6,700-metre drill program at the La Encantada mine in the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila has paid off for First Majestic Silver (FR-T, FRMSF-O).
Minera Andes to double San Jose gold production
Minera Andes (MAI-T) expects to double production at the San Jose mine in Santa Cruz province, Argentina, to 95,000…
Houston Lake keeps on growing the West Cedartree
Houston Lake Mining (HLM-V) has taken another step towards realizing its ambition of creating a mine out of high gr…
Chromite intercepts abound in James Bay Lowlands
Vancouver – It may have been copper and nickel rich massive sulphides that catalyzed the recent exploration rush in…