Alberta Star upbeat on Contact Lake (February 11, 2008)
Grab samples from its Contact Lake property on the south side of Echo Bay in the Northwest Territories appear to le…
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Int’l Minerals goes back to drawing board for Gaby gold plant
A prefeasibility study for International Minerals’ (IMZ-T) Gaby open pit gold project in Ecuador recommends that th…
Maximus confirms gold and silver-rich zone at Hope Bay
Results from its 2007 drilling program in the Hope Bay gold belt of Nunavut have yielded significant gold and silver values for Maximus Ventures (MXV-V, MXVEF-O).
France denies Iamgold permits
The government of France has rejected the final permit applications needed to start open-pit construction at Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) Camp Caiman gold project, in French Guiana, a protectorate of Fran…
Semafo banks on Mana
Semafo (SMF-T, SEMFF-O) president and CEO Benoit La Salle made his entry into West Africa’s mining scene in the mid-1990s — before there was a scene to speak of.
Goldrush follows the artisanal miners in Burkina Faso
At a recent Richmond Club luncheon at the tony National Club, in Toronto, Don Willoughby of Goldrush Resources (GOD-V, GDRRF-O) generated some laughs when he kicked off his presentation with reference…
Etruscan boosts Blue Gum diamond resource
For the last four years, Etruscan Resources (EET-T, ETRUF-O), through its 53.7%-owned subsidiary Etruscan Diamonds, has been quietly buying up properties in South Africa’s Ventersdorp alluvial diamond…
Good gold grades from Northgate’s Young-Davidson (February 11, 2008)
VANCOUVER–As if to offset its setback at its Kemess North copper-gold project in B.C., Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) is pulling strong gold grades out of its Young- Davidson project in Ontario.
LME Warehouse Levels (February 11, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb 5, 2008 (change from Jan. 19 in brackets):
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank (February 11, 2008)
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 Precious Metals Price ( US$/ oz.) Change Gold $ 889.75 – 37.75 Silver $ 16.51 – 0.24 Platinum $ 1766.00 + 50.00 Palladium $ 415.00 + 31.00 Bas…
Jinshan releases Dadiangou gold resource
Just six months after pouring its first 500-oz. gold dor bar from the remote Chang Shan Hao mine in Inner Mongolia, Jinshan Gold Mines (JIN-T, JINFF-O) is off and running in China’s Gansu province wi…
Goldcorp sells Silver Wheaton stake for $1.57B (February 11, 2008)
Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), one of the world’s biggest gold miners, has found buyers for its entire 48% stake in the unique pure silver play, Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N), leaving the company with a windfa…