Tanzanian Royalty hit by fund sell-off
A fund’s liquidation of its holdings in Tanzanian Royalty Exploration (TNX-T, TRX-X) has sent the stock price plunging on Nov. 10
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Something’s brewing in Idaho
Idaho is becoming a popular mining destination, and with the Fraser Institute recently ranking the U.S. state as the fifth-best jurisdiction in the world for mining, that trend is likely to continue.
Chinese firms pledge to invest $1.4B in private BC coal projects
B.C.’s new Liberal premier, Christy Clark, has made bold statements about mining since taking power.
Ghana yields gold for Abzu
Initial drill results from Abzu Gold’s (ABS-V) Nangodi project in Ghana show that the Bole-Nangodi gold belt in the north of the country still has plenty of gold to give.
First Point stakes new nickel prospects
Nickel-iron alloy explorer First Point Minerals (FPX-V) has discovered promising showings of awaruite mineralization in Australia and the Yukon. The company has staked large land packages surrounding the showings and will look to drill both…
Fission’s Roughrider area play has shareholders glowing green
With the power play for Hathor Exploration’s (HAT-T) promising Roughrider uranium deposit now in its fourth (but perhaps not final) act, Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin is taking centre stage in the battle for the world’s next best uranium…
Midway pushes Pan to feasibility
Midway Gold’s (MDW-V, MDW-X) new feasibility study for its Pan gold project in White Pine Cty., Nev., shows it’s viable to build at various gold prices.
Molycorp’s Mountain Pass: A made-in-America solution
In late October Molycorp (MCP-N) bused journalists from Fortune, Wired, Mother Jones and The Northern Miner, among others, down Interstate Highway 15 from Las Vegas to meet president and chief executive Mark Smith and tour the company’s…
Platinum Group makes new Bushveld discovery
Vancouver – Platinum Group Metals (PTM-T) has hit high grade precious metal intercepts in an area north of the previously mapped Bushveld Complex in South Africa.
Mudslide proves fortuitous for Colombian Mines
A mudslide proved a blessing for Colombian Mines (CMJ-V) at its El Dovio project in Colombia.
Orocobre – Argentina’s next low-cost lithium producer?
Brisbane-based Orocobre (ORL-T, ORE-A) is looking to become a significant new producer of lithium with its advanced-stage Salar de Olaroz lithium-potash brine project in northwestern Argentina. The company already has a definitive feasibility…
Munk gives $18M to heart research
Peter Munk, founder and chairman of Barrick Gold (abx-t, abx-n), and his wife, Melanie, donated $18 million to his namesake cardiac centre at Toronto General Hospital, which is part of the University Health Network (UHN).