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Staccato releases more Lookout Mountain results (March 27, 2006)
Vancouver — The latest drill results from the Lookout Mountain portion of Staccato Gold Resources’ (CAT-V, STCGF-O) South Eureka project, at the southern end of Nevada’s Battle Mountain-Cortez trend,…
Wading through troubled waters in Nigeria (March 27, 2006)
Chronic corruption, religious conflict and kidnappings of oil executives. You can forgive the average mining investor for overlooking Nigeria when scoping the globe for prospective land….
Ground claimed in Niger
Two Toronto-based juniors have signed deals with the government of Niger for exploration permits in that country’s uranium belt….
First Quantum sweetens Adastra bid (March 27, 2006)
It took more than two months of steadfast protests of opportunism and financial inadequacy by Adastra Minerals (AAA-T, AAA-L), but First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQVLF-O, FQM-L) has finally added a cas…
Protests against Freeport’s Grasberg mine turn deadly (March 27, 2006)
Vancouver — The latest in a continuing series of protests against Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) Grasberg gold-copper mine, in the eastern Indonesian province of Papua, has escalated in…
U.S. Markets March 14-20
Positive sentiment took over in the U.S. stock markets during the reporting period March 14-20. The main stock indexes all rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s gain of 20.95 points to 1,30…
Falconbridge to absorb Novicourt
Facing consolidation itself, Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) plans to snap up the shares in exploration partner Novicourt (NOV-T, NOVFF-O) it does not already own….
Daily Metal Prices (March 27, 2006)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Producer And Dealer Prices (March 27, 2006)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$4,540/t….
Lending Rates (March 27, 2006)
as of 4 pm ET, March 20, 2006(%)…
La Patria returns more gold and silver
Vancouver — La Patria drilling continues to deliver good gold and silver values for Palmarejo Silver and Gold (PJO-V, PJOFF-O) on its 121-sq.-km Palmarejo-Trogan project in Chihuahua state, Mexico….