HudBay battle gets nasty
Vancouver – After spending $460 million to acquire a nickel project that’s now unfeasible to develop and then att…
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Minco goes to court over Sunshine mine, unpaid debt
SNS Silver (SNS-V) and Minco Silver (MSV-T) are both claiming rights to the recently-abandoned Sunshine mine near K…
Trevali arranging US$20M loan for Peruvian hydro project
Vancouver – Banco Internacional del Peru (Interbank) and law firm Estudio Eschecopar are helping Trevali Resources …
US Gold reports strong results from El Gallo, Mexico
Rob McEwen, the man who founded Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) and discovered one of the world’s richest gold mines at Red La…
Mongolia’s cabinet endorses in principle Oyu Tolgoi draft agreement
Shares of Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-q) rose 2% or 11¢ to $5.99 apiece in mid-morning trading following news th…
Border coal beds start to develop for Goldsource
Vancouver – A steady stream of coal intercepts is helping Goldsource Mines’ (GXS-V) share price re-gain some grou…
MacArthur’s $100-million pay day disappears
Vancouver – It seemed too good to be true and it was: MacArthur Minerals (MMS-V) fell 45% on news that a $100-mil…
Lundin loses US$957M in 2008
Vancouver – Lundin Mining (LUN-T) lost almost US$1 billion in 2008 and now carries US$267 million in debt followi…
Rubicon expands its Red Lake jewel
RED LAKE, ONT. – In summer, Red Lake (population 5,000) is a charming place, well known for its abundant fishing …
Assay Lab ‘Oops’: Northern Freegold Hits Bonanza-Grade
VANCOUVER — Northern Freegold (NFR-V, NFRGF-O) CEO Bill Harris and president Susan Craig suspected the assay results of a drill intercept from the Nucleus zone of its Freegold Mountain property in th…
LME Warehouse Levels (March 02, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 24, 2009 (change from Feb. 17 in brackets):
Dividends (March 02, 2009)
Note: Xstrata PLC subsidiary, Xstrata Canada is sending a notice of redemption for all outstanding Cmltv prf sh, series 3, redeemable Mar 1 for $25 each in cash, plus accruded and unpaid dividends. Al…