Taseko shrugs (January 11, 2011)
Taseko Mines’ (TKO-T, TGB-X) may have been knocked down by the Federal government’s ruling against its Prosperity mine, but that doesn’t mean the company has been knocked-out.
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Tarsis acquires new porphyry prospect in Yukon
If you ask Marc Blythe, president and chief executive of Tarsis Resources (TCC-V), there aren’t many companies like his that are looking for new projects in the Yukon.
Silver Quest picks up the Bouvette property in Yukon
Investors snapped to attention when drilling at the Tiger Zone in the middle of Atac Resources’ (ATC-V) Rau gold property in the Yukon started yielding intercepts of 38.8 metres of 17.1 grams gold per tonne from 33 metres depth,…
Venture dips in first week of 2011
Vancouver – The shortened first week of trading in the New Year saw the S&P TSX Venture Exchange experience a slight hangover after the holiday rally, down 62.46 points between January 4 and 7 to end the period at 2225.39 points.
TSX pulls back as gold falls over Jan. 4-7 trading period
The resource-heavy TSX closed out its first week of the New Year for a loss as commodity prices pulled back from record territory on generally positive U.S. economic news that sent gold into a tailspin. However, by the end of the week, stocks…
Coal stocks top performers in US equities, Jan. 3-7
The first trading week of the New Year saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average edge up 97.25 points or 0.8% to 11,674.76 while the S&P 500 index rose 13.86 points or 1.1% to 1,271.50. The Nasdaq Composite was up 50.3 points or 1.9% to…
Coalspur develops Vista project in Alberta
Four months after he was hired as managing director and chief executive of Coalspur Mines (cpt-t, cpl-a) Gene Wusaty was still working out of his home and a local coffee shop in Calgary and putting business expenses on his personal credit card.
Technical Analysis: Platinum looks good
In this Technical Analysis Report we re-visit the Commitments of Traders (COT) report, supplied by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to see if any metals appear ready to make a significant move.
Shear rolls back shares, changes name
At the opening bell on Dec. 30, 2010, Shear Minerals began trading on a consolidated basis under the new name of Shear Diamonds (srm-v).At the company’s recent annual meeting, shareholders and the board of directors approved a 10-to-1 rollback…
Battle for Baffinland heats up
Revised offers in the dwindling hours of 2010 from both Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition and global steel giant ArcelorMittal (mt-n) for junior Baffinland Iron Mines (bim-t) have grabbed the headlines in the first week of 2011. Nunavut Iron Ore,…
Commodities enter 2011 on uptick
Despite all the geopolitical and economic jitters around the world, 2010 proved to be a sweet year for commodities investors.
Key 2010 trends in oil and gas deals
Oil and gas deals in the exploration and production (E&P) sector reached US$73 billion in the last quarter of 2010 with deals for the year totaling US$238 billion, compared with US$151 billion in 2009. The total deal value in Q4 2010 is…