Commodities Forecasted To Rebound In 2010
One of the most anticipated and well-attended sessions at the recent Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto was a presentation on commodities and the market outlook. Af…
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Trevali Arranging US$20M Loan For Peruvian Hydro Project
VANCOUVER– Banco Internacional del Peru (Interbank) and law firm Estudio Eschecopar are helping Trevali Resources (TV-C, TREVF-O) arrange a US$20-million debt facility through Interbank’s credit comm…
Salazar Resources Drill-Ready In Ecuador
AFTER10 months lying idle, Salazar Resources ( srl-V,SRLZF- O)IS champing at the bit to get drills turning again at its El Domo target in Ecuador on the company’s Curipamba property, about a three-hou…
Noranda Income Fund cuts jobs, production
A drop in zinc and sulphuric acid demand has forced the Noranda Income Fund (NIF-UN -T) to cut 45 jobs a…
Griffin Mining makes unsolicited takeover offer for Ivernia
Ivernia (IVW-T, IVWFF-0) might not look like a great catch to a lot of people. Its lead mine in Western Australia…
Update: Entire HudBay board replaced before proxy vote
Vancouver — The battle for control of HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) got uglier in the week leading up to the …
Excellon Nixes Onsite Mill In Favour Of Silver Eagle Deal
Excellon Resources (EXN-T, EXLLF-O) is putting plans to build a mill at its Platosa silver-lead-zinc mine in Durango state, Mexico, on hold now that it has struck a friendly merger deal with Silver Ea…
‘Squeaky Clean’ Lydian Gets Help From EBRD, IFC
The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will invest $1.6 million to finance Lydian International’s (LYD-T) exploration projects in the Western Balkans.
Forecasters see most commodities rebounding in 2010
One of the most anticipated, and well-attended, sessions in this year’s PDAC convention in Toronto was headlined Co…
Redcorp Files For Creditor Protection
VANCOUVER — Redcorp Ventures( RDV-T, RDFVF-O) has filed for creditor protection, a few weeks after suspending development work at its Tulsequah Chief polymetallic mine in northern British Columbia in…
Yemen Looks For Share Of Mining Spotlight
Exploration companies looking for the next big find have seldom thought to look in the Middle Eastern country of Yemen.
Nagging Court Case Over For Farallon
Farallon Resources (FAN-T, FRLLF-O) is generating positive news despite being a base metal producer in a slumping metals market.