Is coal the new gold? (February 08, 2008)
UBS and Citigroup have raised their price forecasts for thermal and coking coal for the coming two years and it’s n…
United States
Fury completes Taylor silver mine purchase
Vancouver – Fury Explorations (FUR-V, FURXF-O) is inching closer towards a production scenario with the recent clos…
Taking on Nevada one JV at a time
Piedmont Mining (PIED-O) doesn’t want it all. Rather than staking its own claims and investing the time and dol…
Quaterra expands copper zone at MacArthur (February 07, 2008)
It’s been more than 30 years since the MacArthur porphyry copper system in the world-class copper district of Lyon …
Allied Nevada develops Hycroft oxides and sulphides
As Allied Nevada (ANV-T, ANV-X) gets ready to reactivate the Hycroft heap leach gold mine near Winnemucca, Nevada, …
Fronteer wants Newmont to fast-track Sandman
Vancouver – Keen to see some near-term benefit from its recently acquired Nevada mineral assets, Fronteer Developme…
Strathmore nearly doubles Reno Creek Uranium project size
A new resource estimate for Strathmore Minerals’ (STM-V, STHJF-O) Reno Creek deposit in northeastern Wyoming’s Powd…
Royal Gold gets more royalties
Royal Gold (RGL-T, RGLD-Q) is expanding its royalty portfolio with the acquisition of three royalties from AngloGol…
AngloGold to take out Cripple Creek partner
AngloGold Ashanti (AU-N) is looking to cement its hold on the Cripple Creek and Victor mine in Colorado by acquiring its minority partner at the project — Golden Cycle Gold (GCGC-N).
Editorial: World’s stock markets head south
Panic in the global stock markets gripped a little tighter during the week ended Jan. 19, the third trading week of 2008, and metal prices and mining stocks were swept along in the crowd’s rush for th…
Lithic rises on Crypto intercept (January 28, 2008)
Vancouver — A high-grade zinc intercept at the Crypto project, in western Utah, had Lithic Resources (LTH-V, LTHIF-O) up almost 30% in recent trading.
New resource calculation for Gryphon Gold expected in March
“You know the old saying: the best place to find gold is in the head shaft of an old mine,” Tony Ker, president and…