Geologix’s Loss Is Silver Standard’s Gain
Unable to get its hands on the money it needed to make a final payment on the San Agustin poly-metallic deposit, Geologix Explorations (GIX-T, GXEXF-O) must walk away from a project it has spent most …
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Rubicon Expands Its Red Lake Jewel
SITE VISIT RED LAKE, ONT. — In summer, Red Lake (population 5,000) is a charming place, well known for its abundant fishing and annual float-plane festival which attracts spectators from…
Uruguay’s Only Miner Searches Out More Gold
Uruguay’s relative obscurity as far as mining countries go has generally worked for Uruguay Mineral Exploration (UME-V, UGY-L).
Premier Leads Geraldton’s Hardrock Revival
SITE VISIT GERALDTON, ONT. — The bright, cold winter light of a January morning intensifies the stark look of the snow-swept streets of Geraldton, Ont. Built on the back of…
Daily Metal Prices (March 02, 2009)
Date Feb. 23 Feb. 20 Feb. 19 Feb. 18 Feb. 17 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1125/1155 1110/1135 1105/1149 1101/1131 1120/1…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (March 02, 2009)
52-week Date Feb 23 Feb. 20 Feb. 19 Feb. 18 Feb. 17 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 878.94 892.90 902.10 915.82 919.16 2814.88 678.62 TSX Composite 7647.67 7949.99 8185.35 8175.95 …
Boardroom Friction Heats Up For Polar Star
The war being waged in the boardroom of Polar Star Mining (PSR-V, POSRF-O) just got uglier.
Marathon PGM Takes The Long View
SITE VISIT MARATHON, ONT. — In the 40 years that Marathon PGM (MAR-T, MRPGF-O) president and CEO Phillip Walford has been in the mining and exploration business, he’s never seen…
Saskatchewan’s Potash, Uranium And Coal Garner Unprecedented Interest
In 2007, Saskatchewan continued to have unprecedented growth in mineral exploration and development. The combined value of sales from Saskatchewan mineral production in 2008 was more than $4.5 billion…
Alberta Benefits From Cross-Border Exploration
At the end of Dec. 31, 2008, companies had staked 11.9 million hectares for industrial and metallic minerals in Alberta. In 2008, about 3.1 million hectares of new staking occurred along the Alberta-S…
More Investment Leads To More Discoveries In Yukon
The Yukon mineral industry experienced much success in 2008.
Diamonds, Gold And Rare Earths Apples Of NWT’s Eye
The year started with high commodity prices encouraging exploration in the Northwest Territories for diamonds, uranium, and precious and base metals. The optimistic spirit culminated with the opening …