U. S. MARKETS (March 24, 2008)
It was another week of gut-wrenching turmoil in the markets. Concerns over the financial sector peaked on Sunday, March 16, as U. S. brokerage house Bear Stearns — pushed to the point of bankruptcy -…
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TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE (March 24, 2008)
Any gains over the March 11-17 trading period were shortlived after many Canadian stocks retreated on news of a fire sale south of the border — JPMorgan Chase agreed to buy Bear Stearns for less than…
NovaGold lines up US$95 million to recharge treasury
Vancouver – After recently pulling the plug on a planned $130-million private placement due to “pricing conditions”…
Tahera for sale
Tahera Diamond (TAH-T), which has been under creditor protection since January, has hired financial advisory firm F…
Belvedere moves underground in Finland
Belvedere Resources (BEL-V) is launching underground mining operations ahead of schedule at its Sarkiniemi West n…
Starfield Resources likes Ferguson Lake economics
The Ferguson Lake base metals project in Canada’s Nunavut region will likely post a pre-tax internal rate of return…
Redhawk finds deep breccia at Copper Creek (March 20, 2008)
Vancouver – Exploration drilling is returning long, strong intercepts for Redhawk Resources (RDK-V) as the company …
Following the money: Ringbolt Ventures makes potash play
With food and fertilizer prices at record highs, mineral exploration company Ringbolt Ventures (RBV-V) has spied an…
2007 record year for mining M&As
Vancouver – Mining industry mergers and acquisitions (M&As) soared to record levels in 2007 fueled by a new corpora…
Great Panther grows Mapimi resource
Vancouver – Despite being busy running four mines, Great Panther Resources (GPR-V) still found time to boost the re…
Luna Gold reports intercepts at Aurizona gold project in Brazil
New assay results from Luna Gold’s (LGC-V) Tatajuba satellite deposit in the Aurizona gold camp of northeastern Bra…
ValGold tallies 105,000 oz. gold for Los Patos
Although the initial resource estimate for ValGold Resources’ (VAL-V, VR2-R) Los Patos gold deposit in Venezuela is…