Demand for resources is driving Chinese mining companies overseas
As the worlds largest consumer of mineral raw materials, its no surprise that Chinas mining companies are follow…
News
Lead surprise for Zincore (November 26, 2007)
Zincore Metals (ZNC-T) has found a little more lead than expected in its Yanque zinc oxide deposit in southern Peru…
Lumwana uranium potential growing for Equinox (November 26, 2007)
Vancouver — The completion of infill drilling at what will be Africa’s largest copper mine has shown definitively that the orebody also hosts discrete zones of high-grade uranium mineralization, and …
Dividends (November 26, 2007)
Company Div.($) Pay Date Record Date Goldcorp 0.015* Nov 23 Nov 16 Alcoa 0.17 Nov 25 Nov 2 Noranda Income Fund 0.085 Nov 26 Oct 31 Grupo Mexico 1.10* Nov…
Gold production in sight for Metanor
A tailings permit is the only thing that Metanor Resources (MTO-V, MEAOF-O) needs before starting up the Bachelor Lake mill in Desmaraisville, Que., despite an economic assessment released on Oct. 30 …
TSX Debentures (November 26, 2007)
Alamos Gold (AGI.DB-T) — 5.5% convertible at holder’s option to common shares (AGI-T) at $5.30 before maturity or redemption.
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New Horizons
Under former Haywood VP, Mantle plugs away at Akie
Vancouver — Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O) is carving out a name for itself among junior explorers, with results from the most recent hole at the company’s Akie property, in northeastern B.C., sho…
Second student workshop in the works
The second 2-week Student-Industry Mineral Exploration Workshop will take place in the City of Greater Sudbury and the surrounding region, in Ontario, from May 3 to 17, 2008.
People (November 26, 2007)
Adex Mining — Trevor Boyd appointed geological consultant at the Mount Pleasant tungsten-molybdenum property in New Brunswick.
Atna and Canyon to merge (November 26, 2007)
Vancouver — In a deal valued at $25.3 million, Atna Resources (ATN-T, ATNAF-O) and Canyon Resources (CAU-X) have decided to merge, creating a gold exploration and production company focused on the we…
Toronto Stock Exchange November 13-19
Late November brought grey skies for investors as the TSX Composite Index fell 256.72 points over the Nov. 13-19 period to finish at 13,348.24. Tighter credit — linked to the subprime mortgage crisis…