QGX cuts wide coal at Baruun Naran
Recent drilling by QGX (QGX-T) on the the Baruun Naran project in the Gobi desert, 500 km south of the Mongolian ca…
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Alberta Star boosts financing to $10.5 million
Vancouver – Strong market conditions have prompted Alberta Star Development (ASX-V) to more than double its previou…
Inco to dig deeper at Thompson
Nickel giant Inco (N-T) plans to spend US$34 million developing the 1-D Lower orebody at the Thompson mine in Manit…
Farallon poised to merge with Continuum
Vancouver Subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and a due-diligence review, Farallon Resources (FAN-T) …
Placer Dome to drill Nevada Pacific’s BMX property
Vancouver A unit of Placer Dome (PDG-T) has filed permits to construct 11 drill-sites on the Long Peak portion of…
LME Warehouse Levels (August 29, 2005)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Aug. 22, 2005 (change from Aug. 15 in brackets):…
Tasiast a go, Salave a question (August 29, 2005)
Mid-tier miners steal Diggers & Dealers spotlight
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — While uranium was a much talked about subject at the recent Diggers & Dealers forum, stockbrokers, fund managers and resource bankers in the capacity crowd were me…
Three revolutions, part II
— The following is the second half of an edited speech by veteran gold banker Ferdinand Lips, chairman of Switzerland’s Top-Gold, and author of Gold Wars: The Battle Against Sound Money As Seen from…
Base metals: Price up-trend to continue
Base metal output is rising and demand has slowed. However, output growth is not happening quickly, whereas demand conditions are showing signs of improving. Given that all base metal markets remain i…
Manitoba promotes exploration incentives
Vancouver — Manitoba is pulling out the stops to lure more mining and exploration companies to the province. In a recent cross-country tour, government officials offered generous exploration incentiv…
Diavik wins safety award
For the second straight year, Diavik Diamond Mines has been awarded the John T. Ryan Regional Trophy for select mines in western Canada….