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Vancouver — Quadra Mining (QUA-T) has shipped the first load of copper concentrate from its recently restarted Robinson mine in Ely, Nev. However, the good news was overshadowed an accident that killed two contract miners at th…

The Christmas holiday season is sending a chill through precious metals markets, which traded in a fairly narrow range over the Dec. 15-21 period. The TSX Venture Exchange index closed at 1,746.68, up 33.39 points or nearly 2% from the beginning o…

Glamis Gold (GLG-T) has launched a hostile, all-share bid for Goldcorp (G-T) that is contigent on the latter scrapping its own all-share, friendly takeover of Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T),…

Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) has produced its first batch of nickel concentrate from the Aguablanca nickel-copper sulphide project, 80 km northwest of Seville, Spain.

The Guatemalan government has issued new exploration licences covering the Niquegua mining concession, formerly held by Inco (N-T), to Vancouver-based Skye Resources (SKR-V).

Fresh off announcing a restructuring deal that will see the company cancel its existing shares, Thistle Mining (THT…