Alexis Minerals gets high grade gold in Lac Herbin extensions
Vancouver – With five drills churning at its Lac Herbin mine, 8 km southeast of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Alexis Miner…
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FNX on target to bring LFD to production (September 17, 2008)
Vancouver – FNX Mining (FNX-T) has defined an initial resource for what will likely be the next production target a…
Western Copper’s Carmacks gets socio-environmental green light
Vancouver – As far as permitting goes, all Western Copper (WRN-T) needs now is a quartz mining license for its Carm…
Liberty starts ramp-up at McWatters
After having a challenging time with ramp development, Liberty Mines (LBE-T) has reached the preproduction stage at…
Jinshan names chairman of China National Gold as new CEO
Four months after China’s largest state-owned gold producer, China National Gold, acquired a 42% stake in Jinshan G…
Osisko Mining benefits from the Quebec advantage
Sean Roosen, president and chief executive of Osisko Mining (OSK-T), wasn’t the only executive at the recent Denver…
Schaft Creek twice the price for Copper Fox (September 15, 2008)
Vancouver – Copper Fox Metals (CUU-V) has both upped the size and doubled the capital cost of its Schaft Creek, cop…
Quebec is a “cornerstone,” says Agnico-Eagle’s chief executive
If it isn’t broken–don’t fix it. That seemed to be the sub-text of a corporate presentation by gold producer Agnic…
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (September 15, 2008)
52-week Date Sept. 8 Sept. 5 Sept. 4 Sept. 3 Sept. 2 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1771.63 1812.11 1829.43 1874.90 1929.72 3192.55 1767.57 TSX Composite 12634.64 12816.42 12814.14 …
Iamgold bids for royalty collector Euro Ressources
In a move to cut cash costs, mid-tier gold producer Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) is making a cash bid for Euro Ressources (EUR-T, EUR-E), a Paris-based company focused on precious metal royalties.
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (September 15, 2008)
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CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (September 15, 2008)
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