Staking continues apace in ‘Ring of Fire’
The Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) base metal discovery has spawned a staking rush in the swampy lowlands of northeastern Ontario, just southwest of James Bay. As of mid-February, juniors had stake…
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Shared goals, different paths
BEIJING, CHINA–As Chinese mining firms step up their acquisitions of resource assets overseas, foreign mining companies are continuing to look at China for opportunities. But it is a still a country …
Midlands Minerals grows in Ghana
Kim Harris is used to hunting in elephant country. As the former director for Africa of the Ontario International Corp., she spent more than a decade crisscrossing the continent looking for business o…
U.S. Markets (March 03, 2008)
A deepening housing slump and rising consumer prices all point to more trouble ahead for equity markets in the United States. According to a UBS research report released on Feb. 20, the U.S. economy i…
TSX Venture Exchange (March 03, 2008)
Buoyed by strengthening precious and base metal prices, the junior mining-dominated S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index saw a strong week over the Feb. 19-25 trading session, gaining 101.25 points to …
Toronto Stock Exchange (March 03, 2008)
The TSX Composite Index closed the Feb. 19- 25 trading period 3.6% higher, at 13,697.45 points as commodities hit new highs.
Kodiak invigorates forgotten gold camp
SITE VISIT BEARDMORE, ONT. — Multi-ounce gold grades from Kodiak Exploration’s (KXL-V, KXLAF-O) Hercules project, located in the B e a rdmore – Geraldton greenstone belt of northwestern Ontario, have…
Greystar poised to build Colombia’s flagship mine
VANCOUVER–Defining a gold resource of 10.15 million oz. based on 717 drill holes totalling 244,443 metres is a major accompl i s h – ment for any junior company aspiring to make the leap from explora…
Yamana CEO proves his mettle
SITE VISIT ALTO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL — Settling into the cramped seat of an eight-seater jet, Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) chairman and CEO Peter Marrone says he hasn’t had a…
SRA revives Mid-Tennessee zinc complex
SITE VISIT GORDONSVILLE, TENNESSEE–During 28 years of production at the Mid-Tennessee zinc mine complex, it wasn’t always the zinc that kept business afloat. Agricultural lime, gravel, germanium and even a…
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Sweden’s shrewd scion
SITE VISIT STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Lukas Lundin is clear about where he wants to take Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-N). The chairman of Lundin and progeny of resource legend Adolf Lundin…