News

Mining analysts Graeme Currie and Andrew Muir of Canaccord Capital are advising investors to focus on junior exploration companies that have strong management and the funding in place for active, high…

Gold Funds as of Jan. 6, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$13.75$5.54Price$8.40…

The federal government will contribute $200,000 for the building of a portable theatre to educate the public about mining in Canada.Billed as the Great Canadian Mine Show, the theatre will be housed i…

Nevada and Quebec are the most attractive places to explore for minerals in the world, according to a study by the Fraser Institute.The Vancouver-based research group based its findings on mineral pot…

Still trying to survive a close encounter with the nasty side of a hedging program, Cambior (CBJ-T) has cracked the whip over its global roster of gold mines.The Quebec-based miner reported operating …

Toronto-based Noront Resources (NOT-V) has reported the dicovery of a base metal showing at its claims in the Lac Rocher area of northwestern Quebec.The showing is hosted in an assemblage of paragneis…

Metals markets have been demonstrating resilience in global financial markets, which began the new millennium in a nervous mood.Like the high-tech stocks, base metals prices enjoyed a rapid rise towar…

Assays from drilling carried out on two prospects in northwestern Yemen — one gold, the other polymetallic — are expected this month, reports Cantex Mine Development (CD-V).The company, run by geolo…

Armed with a positive feasibility study, North American Palladium (PDL-T) plans to seek financing and environmental permits for an expansion of the Lac des les open-pit mine, 85 km north of Thunder B…

A court in Argentina has granted Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V) title to the 135-sq.-km Rio Grande copper-gold property.The junior says it will seek a partner to explore the property, situated in the nort…