Formation Capital closes in on Idaho Cobalt
VANCOUVER — After eight years of red tape and US$14 million spent on permitting, Formation Capital (FCO-T, FCACF-O) is finally getting a green light for a high-purity cobalt mine 42 km west of Salmon…
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Cameco enters uranium enrichment business in US
The world’s leading uranium miner, Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) of Saskatoon, Sask., is joining a uranium enrichment business venture in the United States.
Nevada means never being out of sight of a headframe
Moira Smith has clocked more than a decade working on gold and copper projects in Alaska, Panama, Argentina, Mexico and Peru. But the senior geoscientist says Nevada “leads the pack” in terms of gold …
Livengood results lift International Tower Hill (June 26, 2008)
Vancouver – A long, well-mineralized intercept from its Livengood gold project in Alaska had International Tower Hi…
Northern Freegold takes stock at Burro Creek
VANCOUVER– Northern Freegold Resources (NFR-V, NFRGF-O) completed a 33-hole, 2,565-metre drilling program this winter at Burro Creek, in southeastern Mohave Cty., Arizona, to get a handle on the proj…
Coal market is red hot, but prices will moderate eventually
Coal has been a stellar performer lately, with prices advancing in recent contract negotiations for both metallurgi…
Formation Capital gets go-ahead on Idaho cobalt
Vancouver – After eight years of red tape and US$14 million spent on permitting, Formation Capital (FCO-T) is final…
Augusta nails US$40 million facility with Sumitomo
Augusta Resource Corp. (AZC-T, AZC-X) traded up 71 a share or 13.6% to finish at a 52-week high of $5.93 today on …
Northern Freegold confirms Burro Creek gold and silver grades
Vancouver – Northern Freegold Resources (NFR-V, NFRGF-O) completed a 33-hole, 2,565-metre drilling program this win…
Duluth Metals boosts resource in Minnesota
Duluth Metals (DM-T) has added some heft to its resource estimate for the Nokomis deposit in northeastern Minnesota’s Duluth base metals complex.
Nevada Geothermal raising US$140m in debt to construct power plant
Nevada Geothermal (NGP-V, NGLPF-O) is raising US$140 million in debt to construct a geothermal power plant at Blue …
Great Basin Gold’s Hollister mine starts production
News that Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBN-X, GBG-J) has processed the first ore from its Hollister mine in Nevada sent…