2010

Escobal – A major silver discovery in Guatemala

Led by Kevin McArthur, a former CEO of Goldcorp and Glamis Gold, Tahoe Resources (tho-t) hopes to position itself as a new leader in the silver business on the back of the recently acquired and newly discovered Escobal project in Guatemala….



Vale outlines some of its net benefit to Canada

Vale (VALE-N) says it will close its smelting and refining operations in Manitoba by 2015 because “mineral reserves in Thompson have not been sufficient to operate the smelter and refinery at full capacity for some time.”



Corex gains ground on Santana results

Vancouver – Corex Gold (CGE-V) added 20% to its share price after another set of drill results from the Santana project in Mexico expanded the Nicho gold oxide zone.




Eike still likes gold (November 17, 2010)

While Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista has swelled his fortune on Brazilian offshore oil over the last five years he still has an appetite for the commodity that helped propel him to fame and fortune so many years ago.



Editorial: BHP blows US$800M on failed transactions

BHP Billiton formally withdrew its hostile, US$40-billion cash offer for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan on Monday after the Canadian government had rejected it two weeks earlier on the grounds that it did not provide a “net benefit” to…


Nyrstar to acquire Farallon

Vancouver – Emerging producer Farallon Mining (FAN-T) has agreed to a friendly takeover bid by zinc giant Nyrstar in an all-cash deal valued at $409-million fully diluted.



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