Premier diversifies from Red Lake
In a deal worth US$36 million, Premier Gold Mines (PG-T) has bought Saddle Gold and its assets in Nevada’s Carlin trend in Elko County.
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Tower Hill ups resources at Livengood
VANCOUVER — The Livengood project just got better for International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-T, THM-X): a new resource estimate has increased both the tonnage and average grade of the Money Knob deposit…
Golden Queen gets water board approval for Soledad
Vancouver – Golden Queen Mining (GQM-T) has crossed another milestone for its Soledad Mountain gold-silver ope…
Mercator gets Mineral Park into game shape
Mercator Minerals’ (ML-T) continues to shape its Mineral Park mine in Arizona into one of North America’s …
Molycorp to raise US$420 M in IPO for rare earths mine
Molycorp, owner of the Mountain Pass rare earth element mine in California, is going ahead with an initial pub…
US markets bounce back over July 5-9
Markets in the United States recovered somewhat during the July 5-9 trading period amidst positive news about …
Coeur d’Alene starts Kensington gold mine, strikes concentrate deal
Silver and gold producer Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N, CXC-A) has opened its third precious metals mine in as many years.
Rio Tinto to build Eagle nickel mine
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) will build the first new mine in Michigan in decades, which would be the only primary nickel mine in the United States.
Cliffs buys new coal mines in West Virginia
Cliffs Natural Resources’ (CLF-N) US$757 million acquisition this week of INR Energy, a private equity firm wi…
Western Lithium holds rare jewel in Kings Valley
Jay Chmelauskas, President of Western Lithium (WLC-V) , saw the writing on the wall over five years ago.Chme…
Goldcorp invests $15.6 million in Evolving Gold
Although the Evolving Gold (EVG-V) team consists of several former Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) people, it’s …
U.S. equities clobbered in the June 28-July 2 trading week
It was a slaughter for U.S. equities in the June 28-July 2 trading week as anxiety mounted about the likelihoo…