Global Hunter draws bead on upgrading oxide copper resource
Vancouver – Infill drilling by Global Hunter (BOB-V, GBLHF-O) on the Las Posadas shear zone at its La Corona de Cob…
2008
Semafo banks on Mana gold mine
Semafo (SMF-T) president and CEO Benoit La Salle made his entry into West Africa’s mining scene in the mid-1990s –…
Golden Goose reports 1.22% nickel over 18.5 metres
As Golden Goose Resources (GGR-V) gets its 2008 drill season underway at its Lac Levac nickel project in the James …
Pelangio to create spin-off
Tired of feeling neglected by the market Pelangio Mines (PLG-T) announced it will spin-off some of its assets into …
Caledonia Mining signs off-take agreement with Chinese refiner
Caledonia Mining Corporation (CAL-T, CALVF-O, CMCL-L) has teamed up with an undisclosed Chinese refiner, signing an…
Noront buoyed on Double Eagle high-grade
Vancouver – Calling it the highest grades encountered to date at its Double Eagle project in the McFauld’s Lake reg…
With quiet hard work, Coro marches ahead
Vancouver – Coro Mining (COP-T) is a company on a mission. The junior explorer debuted on the market in mid-2007 an…
Royal Gold gets more royalties
Royal Gold (RGL-T, RGLD-Q) is expanding its royalty portfolio with the acquisition of three royalties from AngloGol…
Ecuador’s windfall profits tax deepens uncertainty (January 28, 2008)
News in December that Ecuador was following in the footsteps of Mongolia and Thailand with a windfall profits tax o…
Century withdraws Sulliden offer (January 28, 2008)
Century Mining (CMM-V, EXSDF-O) has withdrawn its offer for Sulliden Exploration> (SUE-T, EXSDF-O), which would hav…
Daily Metal Prices (January 28, 2008)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $862.00 -42.75 Silver $15.57 -0.67 Platinum $1522.00 -58.00 Palladium $363.00 -16.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $12.34 -0.56 Lead $1.15 -0.06 Copper $3.14…