TVI expands holdings in Philippines (May 02, 2005)
Vancouver — Government initiatives to improve the investment climate for mining have prompted TVI Pacific (TVI-T) …
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Cameco earnings slide on Bruce woes
Cameco’s (CCO-T) net earnings slipped 33% to $26 million during the first quarter owing mostly to increased amortiz…
Insider Trading (May 02, 2005)
The Ontario Securities Commission reported the following insider trading transactions in recent issues of the OSC Bulletin:…
BC cheers coal mining boom
Vancouver — The economic boom in China has driven up prices for coal, much to the benefit of British Columbia….
BC voters head to the polls A ‘golden decade’ in peril?
British Columbia is home to a quarter of the world’s mining and mineral exploration companies, as well as a global centre for mine finance, development, operation and reclamation. It isn’t surprising,…
The Deep Dark
The following excerpt from The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America’s Richest Silver Mine, written by Greg Olsen and published in March 2005, is reprinted with permission from Crown, a divisi…
LME Warehouse Levels (May 02, 2005)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 25, 2005 (change from April 11 in brackets):…
South African government issues mining directive
The South African Department of Water Affairs and Forestry has directed South African miners
European Mnrls funds work at Varvarinskoye
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Producer and Dealer Prices (May 02, 2005)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$3,040/t….
Mirabel adopts Russian Kid (May 02, 2005)
Rock Creek hits snags
Vancouver — In a bid to save the habitat of bull trout and grizzly bears, the Rock Creek Alliance and Earth Justice have joined forces to delay permitting of the Rock Creek silver-copper project in n…