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Australia (A$) Aug 24 Aug 17 Change Aquila Resources 8.3 8.69 -0.39 Bendigo Mining 0.18 0.18 0.00 Centennial Coal 6.03 6.04 -0.01 Fortescue Res 4.50 4.56 -0.06 Iluka …
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CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Dec 13 Dec 10 Dec 9 Dec 8 Dec 7 US$ in C$ 1.0046 1.0093 1.0098 1.0099 1.0093 C$ in US$ 0.9954 0.9908 0.9903 0.9902 0.9908 EX…
SouthGobi inks alliance with Winsway Coking
SouthGobi Resources (SGQ-T) has signed a five-year agreement to sell at least 2 million tonnes of coal a year to Winsway Coking Coal Holdings.
Three junior potash picks
With potash juniors continuing to enjoy the limelight, Mining Markets asked a few fertilizer analysts for their picks in the sector and came up with three companies that stood out.
Golden holes from Blackwater lift Richfield Ventures
VANCOUVER — Richfield Ventures’ (RVC-V) share price leapt up to a new all-time high on news of a 171-metre intercept grading 3.13 grams gold per tonne and 10.8 grams silver per tonne at the Blackwate…
Helio gets SMP resource
VANCOUVER — Helio Resource (HRC-V) has released an initial resource estimate for its SMP gold project in Tanzania following a season of concentrated drilling on the Porcupine target.
Continental Gold hits high grades at Buritica
VANCOUVER — The latest results from Continental Gold’s (CNL-T) ongoing 100,000-metre drill program at its Buritica gold project in Colombia show more high-grade intercepts.
Geologix keeps its simple at Tepal
TEPALCATEPEC, MEXICO — In early 2009 Geologix Explorations (GIX-T) found itself at a turning point. The company had just decided not to exercise its right to buy the San Agustin polymetallic project …
Chidliak’s results compare favourably to Diavik
While it’s still early days at Peregrine Diamonds’ (PGD-T) Baffin Island Chidliak diamond project, mini-bulk sample results from the promising CH-6 kimberlite compare well to the kimberlite pipes bein…
Uranium One aims to buy Mantra from ARMZ
Uranium One (UUU-T) has its eyes on Mantra Resources’ (MRL-T, MRU-A) Mkuju River uranium project in Tanzania, but doesn’t yet have the cash to acquire it.
What’s next for potash?
In the wake of BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N, BLT-L) US$39-billion failed bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) and K+S Aktiengesellschaft’s $434-million friendly offer for Potash One (KCL-T), i…
Zincore pulls high-grade zinc at Accha
VANCOUVER — A 5,000-metre drill program has shown that the Accha non-sulphide zinc deposit in Peru has room to grow, as drillers pull high-grade intercepts from the north and east flanks of the zone …