Tahoe looks to next milestones at Escobal
Vancouver – Controlling one of the world’s richest silver deposits, Tahoe Resources (THO-T) is looking towards another year of milestones as it works to put its Escobal project in Guatemala into production.
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EMED locks down financing for Rio Tinto revival
Vancouver — EMED Mining (EMD-T, EMED-L) has closed its second major financing in the past four weeks as the company moves towards re-starting production at the historic Rio Tinto copper mine in Andalucia, Spain.
TSX holds ground on promising signs from the south
A solid U.S. employment report had investors believing in a stronger U.S. economy and that help lift the TSX Composite Index out of mid-week swoon. The Index finished the March 5-9 period down just 4 points at 12,503 points.
Venture slips in March 5-9 period
Vancouver – A Greek debt deal and encouraging U.S. job numbers were not enough to pull the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index out of the red in the March 5-9 period, as general fears of a slowing global economy weighed on the exchange….
Rare Element bullish on Bear Lodge
Rare Element Resources (RES-T, REE-X) says its prefeasibility study on the Bear Lodge project in Wyoming indicates that the rare earths project is technologically feasible and offers robust returns on invested capital.
Cameco buying out Areva at Millennium
After being trumped last year in a bidding war with Rio Tinto (RIO-N) for Hathor Exploration and its Roughrider uranium deposit, Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) is back on the acquisition trail, announcing on March 2 that it plans to buy Areva’s…
Buffet buys into tungsten mine
While tungsten promoters may want to spin a tungsten mine investment that connects back to Warren Buffet as a rousing endorsement for the metal, the main factor in the move may be far more pragmatic.
Kincora rides Mongolian copper wave
Kincora Copper (KCC-V) believes that with a bit of patience and a lot of drill work, its Bronze Fox property can become the next big name in Mongolian copper and gold.
Editorial: Lowell and Rebagliati urge free thinking
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada kicked off its annual convention in Toronto with a panel discussion on what makes a successful mineral explorer.
Facts ‘n’ figures: Record US$18B spent on exploration in 2011, says Metals Economics Group
The following is an excerpt from the Metals Economics Group’s Worldwide Exploration Trends 2012 report based on the firm’s Corporate Education Strategies series of studies. The exploration budgets in the report include spending for…
Commentary: US industry relies too much on Chinese REEs
The following letter was sent to U.S. President Barack Obama by members of congress Mike Coffman, Hank Johnson, Leonard Boswell, Cynthia M. Lummis, Dana Rohrabacher, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Tom Latham, Walter B. Jones, Paul A. Gosar and Donald…
Vale to spend $2B to cut sulphur dioxide emissions in Sudbury
Vale (VALE-N) has approved a $2-billion plan to reduce by 70% the sulphur dioxide emissions from its smelter in Sudbury, Ont.