Goldcorp Outfoxes Barrick In Chile
The first full trading week of 2010 kicked off with yet more M&A activity, as metal prices firm up and miners continue to gain more confidence.
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Goldcliff Claws Back From The Brink
When equity markets crashed and financing sources dried up in late 2008 and early 2009, Goldcliff Resources (GCN-V) did what many other juniors did and put development projects on ice to conserve cash.”We looked at a dwindling treasury and…
Aluminum ripe for turnaround, Macquarie says
Before the bottom fell out of the aluminum market, global demand for the versatile metal was growing more st…
Fitch Ratings Weighs In With Base Metal Forecasts
For the next two years, spending on mining exploration and expansion projects will remain on average below peak levels reached in 2008, according to analysts at Fitch Ratings in a Dec. 22 special repo…
Optimism Returning: Survey
— The following are the latest findings of the Mining Recruitment Group’s Executive Survey, which was distributed and completed during the first two weeks of December 2009. This survey is the fifth i…
Gold prices set new highs as India buys IMF gold
Gold smashed yet another nominal price record on Nov. 3, as the Reserve Bank of India emerged as the surpris…
Moly markets: China uncertainty dominates (part 2)
Moly markets: China uncertainty dominates (part 1)
Molybdenum producers and developers have been on a roller coaster ride for the past year.
Editorial: Gold smashes price records
Gold prices are typically strong in September and October as Western goldsmiths and jewellers stock up on inve…
Editorial: Party time for gold
There’s often a little more seriousness and sobriety in the air in North America the week after Labour Day, …
Denver Gold Forum report: Murenbeeld, Walker diverge on gold price predictions
Denver, Colo. — The average price of gold could top US$1,100 per oz. in 2010 as central banks and investors…
Lithium: Is it worth the hype?
Vancouver – Lithium demand is on the rise and supply may or may not be able to keep up, according to industr…