Bigger resource equals higher market value for Fronteer
A 53% increase in its resource estimate brought Fronteer Development (FRG-T, FRG-X) close to a 10% bump in its shar…
Silver
Canadian juniors look to light a fire in Jalisco
SITE VISIT Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico — When talk turns to Mexican mining, Jalisco doesn’t have the historical cachet of Durango or the copper-fed importance of Sonora. But this state on…
African Copper cuts mineralization on Matsitama project (June 18, 2007)
Delineation drilling by African Copper (ACU-T, ACU-L) has cut several long intersections of copper mineralization on the Thakadu copper prospect, part of the company’s Matsitama property in northeaste…
Canadian Zinc sees Prairie Creek vein widen to north
Vancouver — Underground drilling by Canadian Zinc (CZN-T, CZICF-O) on its Prairie Creek zinc-lead-silver deposit in the Mackenzie Mountains region of western Northwest Territories is returning a numb…
European Goldfields increases stake in Greek projects (June 18, 2007)
European Goldfields (EGU-T, EGU-L) is looking to boost its interest in its Greek projects to 95% at a cost of US$178 million.
Editorial: Uranium, iron ore deals take centre stage
Mergers and acquisitions continued to be the major theme of the mining sector during the week ended June 9, the twenty-third trading week of 2007.
Silverstone to buy life-of-mine silver from Lundin operations
Vancouver — Silverstone Resources (SST-V, SVRCF-O) is scooping up more silver byproduct streams, the latest an agreement to buy 100% of the life-of-mine payable silver production from Lundin Mining’s…
Two sets of gold results push Exeter up 48% (June 18, 2007)
Vancouver — Strong gold results out of Argentina on the back of good gold grades from Chile had investors interested in Exeter Resources (XRC-V, XRA-X) recently, pushing its share price up 48% to $3….
Redcorp seeks $240M to build Tulsequah
Vancouver — Redcorp Ventures (RDV-T, RDFVF-O) has inked the preliminary short form prospectus paperwork for up to $240 million in financing for development and construction of its planned Tulsequah p…
Mag Silver rising on Juanicipio project
Vancouver – Mag Silver (MAG-V) and partner Industrias Peoles (IPOAF-O) are outlining significant silver veins in t…
West Timmins Montana de Oro showing its strength
Vancouver – West Timmins Minings (WTM-T) Montana de Oro project in Mexico is starting to show potential as drill r…
Optimistic Amex
With no major discovery to report, Amex Exploration (AMX-V) took what significance it could from recent drilling at…