Venture rises but juniors still struggle over July 12-16
Vancouver – The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index remained on positive ground four out of five days over the…
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Will metal demand become a prisoner of China’s tighter property policy?
While some analysts warn that China’s attempts to clip property prices by 30% threatens the demand outlook for…
TSX slides for July 12-16 period
TSX Composite index fell, if only slightly for the July 16-20 period, winding up 20 points lower at 11,580. …
U.S. equity markets remain fragile in July 12-16 trading week
The U.S. Congress may have passed a landmark reform bill to overhaul the country’s financial regulatory system…
Blue Note to buy 100% of Croinor gold project
With a positive prefeasibility study for the Croinor gold project in hand, Blue Note Mining (BNT-V) has decide…
Vale workers agree on 5-year contract
Unionized Vale (VALE-N) employees that work at nickel operations in Sudbury and Port Colborne, Ont., have voted about 75% in favour of a five-year collective agreement, putting an end to one of the lo…
BHP set to build Jansen potash mine
Mining giant BHP Billiton (BHP-N) is set to become a major global player in potash, after recently announcing it could bring its huge Jansen potash project into production by 2015.
Quaterra looks for another Penasquito in Mexico
Thomas Patton wants to find another Penasquitotype deposit in Mexico and the chief executive of Quaterra Resources (QTA-V, QMM-X) thinks he’s got the team and the money to do it.
Xstrata to invest US$1.47B in new Peruvian mine
As part of Xstrata’s (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) goal of raising copper production by 50% and cutting costs by 20% before the end of 2014, the Switzerland-based mining giant has given its copper division the go-…
Tower Hill ups resources at Livengood
VANCOUVER — The Livengood project just got better for International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-T, THM-X): a new resource estimate has increased both the tonnage and average grade of the Money Knob deposit…
Endeavour to take over Etruscan Resources
Shares of Etruscan Resources (EET-T) leapt 15.4% to 45¢ on news that Endeavour Financial (EDV-T) plans to acquire the remaining shares it doesn’t already own in the West Africa-focused junior, wi…
Mexican court denies appeal on Cerro San Pedro
New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) has lost an appeal against a Mexican court ruling that cancelled a 2006 environmental impact study on its Cerro San Pedro gold-silver mine in central Mexico, 20 km northeast of…