Crew Gold poised to sell Nalunaq gold mine in Greenland
Debt-ladened Crew Gold (CRU-T, CRUGF-0), which posted a net loss of US$203.5 million last year and has watched its …
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Royal Gold buys Andacollo gold royalty for US$300M
Vancouver – Teck (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) and its minority partner have agreed to sell a major share of the anticipated gol…
Argentex’s Pinguino shows polymetallic strength
Vancouver – A 21,000-metre drilling effort at the Pinguino property in Santa Cruz, Argentina, is paying off as dr…
Griffin Mining pulls plug on offer for Ivernia
In an unexpected move, Griffin Mining (GFMIF-O, GFM-L) has withdrawn its unsolicited takeover offer for lead miner …
Adex advances tin-indium-zinc project in New Brunswick
Adex Mining (ADE-V) has a new resource estimate for the North zone at its Mount Pleasant tin-indium-zinc project in…
Short Position Report (April 06, 2009)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at Mar. 31/09 (w…
TSX Venture Short Positions (April 06, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Mar. 15/09 (with changes from Feb. 28/09).
Lending Rates (April 06, 2009)
as of 9 a. m. ET. March 31, 2009 (%) Bank of Canada 0.75 Target overnight rate 0.50 Canadian Prime 2.50 U. S. Discount Primary 0.50 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U. S. Prime…
Troy Buys Intrepid’s Casposo For US$22M
VANCOUVER — Two operating mines is not enough for Troy Resources (TRY-T) — the company is spending US$22 million to add Intrepid Mines’ (IAU-T, IAUFF-O) Casposo gold-silver project in Argentina to i…
EPA Coal Review Causes Anger And Confusion
VANCOUVER — The laissez-faire days of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) role in permitting valley fills related to mountaintop coal mining may be over.
Griffin Pursues Bargain-Priced Ivernia
Ivernia (IVW-T, IVWFF-O) might not strike many as a great catch. Its Magellan lead mine in Western Australia has been on care and maintenance since March 2007, after birds in the port of Esperance sta…
Mining’s Carbon-Taxed Future
While many in the mining industry still have serious doubts about global warming and our species’ part in it, that isn’t stopping any of the top companies from preparing for what is being seen as the …