Editorial: Sinkin’ zinc
The week ended Aug. 16, the 33rd trading week of 2008, was a rotten one for metal prices and metal stocks, with a softening global economic outlook translating into reduced metals demand, lower metals…
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Ivernia sees end to Magellan shutdown (August 25, 2008)
Ivernia’s (IVW-T, IVWFF-O) Magellan lead mine in Western Australia is still on care and maintenance but the company says it made some significant strides toward restarting the mine during the second a…
Pebble Creek focused on India
Pebble Creek Mining (PEB-V, PBLEF-O) has released a National Instrument 43-101 resource estimate for its flagship Askot project, in northern India’s Uttarakhand state. At a net smelter return cutoff o…
Vedanta investing US$8.8B in base metal expansion
Having received the go-ahead from India’s Supreme Court, Vedanta Resources (VED-L), an India-focused resource giant, is proceeding with a bauxite project in Lanjigarh, in the state of Orissa. An alumi…
Lydian’s early moves
Lydian International (LYD-T) likes to arrive early.Following its nose for geological potential in transitional …
HudBay closes Balmat zinc mine and concentrator
Vancouver – Less than two years after ramping the Balmat mine back up to full production HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) is…
Promontorio drilling delivers for Kootenay Gold
VANCOUVER — Continued good news out of the Promontorio silver-gold- lead-zinc project in Sonora, Mexico, once again buoyed Kootenay Gold’s (KTN-V, KOOYF-O) share price in a lagging market.
SRA trying to stay solvent
Third quarter results from Strategic Resource Acquisition (SRA) (SRZ-T) couldn’t reverse the company’s dire fortune…
Vedanta Resources in US$8.8 billion India expansion
Having received the go-ahead from India’s supreme court, Vedanta Resources (VED-L), an India-focused resource giant…
Ivernia sees end to Magellan shutdown (August 14, 2008)
Ivernia’s (IVW-T) Magellan lead mine in Western Australia is still on care and maintenance but the company says it …
Pebble Creek Mining tables Askot resource estimate, applies for potash permits in India
Pebble Creek Mining (PEB-V) has released a National Instrument 43-101 resource estimate for its flagship project, t…
SRA plans pilot germanium/gallium plant
Processing germanium and gallium from zinc leachate could earn Strategic Resource Acquisition Corp. (SRZ-T) a bonus operating profit of US$25 million a year on top of zinc income, a new scoping study …