Chaos in Cte d’Ivoire
Cte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) witnessed a wave of political violence in early December in the wake of a disputed Nov. 28 national election that saw two rivals each claim they’d won the presidency and ap…
Volume 96 Number 43 - Dec 13 - 19, 2010
Allana gets cash for feasibility in Ethiopia
With $12.4 million in its pocket, Allana Potash (AAA-V) is set to take its potash play in Ethiopia to the next level.
Silvore Fox inks agreement with Chinese
A private placement earlier this year, in which Sino Minerals Corp., formerly China Nonferrous Metals Exploration, took a 35.09% equity stake in Nova Scotia-based Silvore Fox Minerals (SFX-V), is star…
Explorator probes copper-gold mantos at El Espino (December 13, 2010)
VANCOUVER — Explorator Resources’ (EXO-V) 23,000-metre drill program at its joint-ventured El Espino project in Chile is showing that the historic mines scattered across the property may have only sc…
Imperial updates Red Chris feasibility study (December 13, 2010)
VANCOUVER — An updated feasibility study for Imperial Metals’ (III-T) Red Chris project in northwest British Columbia says a $443-million investment would build a mine able to produce 74 million lbs….
Western, Walter in $3.3B merger
VANCOUVER — Two weeks of intense negotiations and due diligence between Western Coal (WTN-T) and Walter Energy (WLT-N) has produced a formal $3.3-billion agreement to merge the two companies and crea…
Escobal shows robust economic potential (December 13, 2010)
Designed to improve confidence in the established inferred resource, infill drilling by Tahoe Resources (THO-T) on the high-grade Escobal silver deposit in Guatemala succeeded in expanding the indicat…
The ins and outs of going public
For junior miners looking to go public, TMX Group’s (X-T) presentation on going public in Toronto in November offered some helpful advice.