Bear Creek boosts Santa Ana silver (September 22, 2008)
VANCOUVER — A new resource estimate for Bear Creek Mining’s (BCM-V, BCEKF-O) Santa Ana silver deposit in southern Peru has almost tripled measured and indicated resources.
2008
From Pine Point, Tamerlane sees beyond metals trough
With commodity prices tumbling all around it, Tamerlane Ventures (TAM-V) has finished a bankable feasibility study for its Pine Point project, in the Northwest Territories, 130 km south of Yellowknife…
Romarco expands Haile resource
Romarco Minerals (R-V, RTRAF-O) has nearly doubled resources at the past-producing Haile gold mine in South Carolina, prompting the company to change its mine plan design to 7,000 tons per day from 4,…
Industry Outlook Luncheon Featured Speaker (September 22, 2008)
Frederick Sturm, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Strategist, has been a member of Mackenzie’s
EXCHANGE RATES (September 22, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Sept. 15 Sept. 12 Sept. 11 Sept. 10 Sept. 9 US$ in C$ 1.0677 1.0609 1.0796 1.0738 1.0679 C$ in US$ 0.9366 0.9426 0.9263 0.9313…
NovaGold takes another run at Galore Creek
DENVER, COLO.–After halting construction of its Galore Creek copper and gold mine in British Columbia last November when estimated costs more than doubled to $5 billion, NovaGold Resources’ (NG-T, NG…
NWMA Meeting Registration Information (September 22, 2008)
Registration is required for admittance to sessions and exhibits and will be strictly enforced. To receive the pre-registration fee (or comp in the case of speakers, chairs and exhibitors) your regist…
Permit delays top concern among mining CEOs
Chief executives of small and mid-cap companies are optimistic about the future of Canada’s mining industry despite frustrations with government red tape, land claim issues and a shortage of skilled w…
SPOT PRICES (September 22, 2008)
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2008 Annual Meeting Event Schedule
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Southwestern settles lawsuits for $15.5M
Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) has settled the class action lawsuits brought against it last year following news that drill grades in the database of its Boka gold project, in China’s Yunnan …
Ecuador’s mining reforms nearly complete: official
DENVER, COLO.–The draft of a new mining law that sets royalties on a sliding scale of 3-8% will be submitted to Ecuador’s legislature in the middle ofOctober, the country’s acting vice-minister of mi…