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Cameco's uranium conversion facility in Port Hope, Ontario. Photo by Cameco

Technical analysis report: Uranium stocks show signs of life

Ever since the great bull run in uranium prices leading into 2008, investors have been waiting for the second leg up.The macro story, after all, didn’t change after the 2008 crisis subsided: a surge in nuclear reactor construction in…


Western Potash takes novel approach

When Western Potash (WPX-T) starts commercial production at its Milestone potash mine in Saskatchewan in 2016, it will draw much of its water from treated sewage effluent from the city of Regina, about 30 km away.As much as 60,000 cubic metres…


Coarse-grained specular hematite samples from Champion Minerals' Fire Lake North iron ore project in the Labrador Trough. Photo by Champion Minerals

Oil Can’s iron ore lifts Champion Minerals

Champion Minerals (CHM-T) has traded higher on news that its 100%-owned Oil Can iron ore ­deposit, 6 km north of its flagship Fire Lake North project in the southern end of the Labrador trough, contains nearly 1 billion tonnes of…


Alexandria finds new gold in old stomping grounds

In the gold business, some places never go out of style.While Canadian juniors continue to pursue gold in far-flung locales, Alexandria Minerals (AZX-V) is proving that one of Canada’s most well-worn gold-hunting grounds has plenty…


Aquiline boys look for treasure in Ontario

Three years after selling the world class Navidad deposit in Argentina the key members of the former Aquiline Resources team are looking to strike pay dirt again — only this time they are doing it closer to home.


BCSC questions Barkerville’s mega-resource

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has raised numerous concerns about a 10.6-million-oz.-gold resource Barkerville Gold Mines (BGM-V) released on June 28.



Avalon updates Nechalacho resource

Exploration drilling completed last year has lifted indicated resources at its flagship Nechalacho rare earth deposit by 73% to 152.3 million tonnes grading 1.32% total rare earth oxides (TREO) and produced the deposit’s first measured…


Northern Graphite falls on Bissett Creek feasibility study

VANCOUVER — A race is on amongst prospective graphite producers and Ottawa-based Northern Graphite (NGC-V) has been one of the favourites with its advanced-stage Bissett Creek property 100 km east of North Bay, Ont. The company released a…




TSX Venture Exchange

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index declined for another week, though losses were limited to 15.04 points after a late rebound that had the index close the period at 1,190.99 points. Volume climbed by a few million compared with the week…


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