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Vista doubles gold reserves at Mt. Todd
In barely five months Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-N) has doubled the gold count at its Australian Mt. Todd project with an updated prefeasibility study.
Wood Mackenzie estimates damage of Australian floods (January 31, 2011)
In an analysis of the disruption of coal exports from Queensland, research and consulting firm Wood Mackenzie estimates that more than half of Australia’s coal exports are likely to be affected and the impact will be felt strongly in the global…
Avalon adds tonnes to Nechalacho deposit
Vancouver – Avalon Rare Metals (AVL-T, AVL-X) has added significantly to the indicated and inferred resources at its Nechalacho rare earth elements (REE) deposit in the Northwest Territories after a summer of drilling.
Condor to start drilling La India in Nicaragua
Shares of Condor Resources Plc (CNR-L) leapt 30% to close at £6.50 apiece with 8.7 million shares changing hands on news the London-headquartered company was starting to drill its La India concession in Nicaragua.
Commerce Resources releases final 2010 rare-earth assays
Assays for the final five holes from Commerce Resources’ (CCE-V, CMRZF-O) 2010 drill program at its Ashram rare-earth zone on its Eldor project in northern Quebec bring the junior one step closer to completing a National Instrument 43-101…
Commodities roundup
Vancouver – The final technical session at the Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver took a look at the potential of thermal coal, uranium, vanadium, molybdenum, copper, and of course, gold.
The Case for Tungsten
While gold, silver, copper and rare earths have been drawing much of the markets’ attention in the metals space recently, another metal has been quietly gathering steam.
Primero Mining has big plans for San Dimas
Before he stepped down a year ago as president and chief executive of Iamgold (IMG-T), Joseph Conway successfully transformed the company from a $50 million joint-venture player to a $6 billion leading intermediate gold producer. Now the mining…
Courageous Lake continues to grow for Seabridge Gold
Drilling last year to upgrade inferred resources to higher categories at Seabridge Gold’s (SEA-T) Courageous Lake deposit northeast of Yellowknife, has increased measured and indicated resources, improved the average grade, and boosted the size…
AME BC celebrates 2010 award winners
The AME BC hosts its annual awards dinner tonight. Below is a look at the winners.
The growing importance of Corporate Social Responsibility
Vancouver – Wednesday morning the Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver turned to the growing importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the business.