Trevali hits thick mineralization at Halfmile (May 16, 2011)
Trevali Mining (TV-T) hit the thickest mineralized intercept yet at its new Halfmile polymetallic project in New Brunswick.
2011
La Mancha turns to the drill to cure political risk woes
Having a geographically diversified portfolio of mining projects is always a good idea, but it is especially so when one of your projects is in Côte d’Ivoire.
Northgate plans first gold pour at Young-Davidson
Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) will pour its first gold at its 100%-owned Young-Davidson mine late in the first quarter of 2012.
China Yunnan teams with Rio Tinto in Chile
A Chinese state-owned company has teamed up with Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L) to explore for copper in northern Chile.
Allana keeps growing Dallol
Allana Potash (AAA-V) continues to define what is shaping into a world-class potash play in Ethiopia.
Midway bulks up gold resource at Spring Valley (May 16, 2011)
Two years worth of drilling by Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has allowed joint-venture partner Midway Gold (MDW-V, MDW-X) to add significant gold resources to its Spring Valley gold project in Pershing Cty., Nev.
Glencore goes public with US$11B IPO
Before early May’s commodities rout, Glencore International was expected to fetch a valuation of as much as US$70 billion, but the metal-trading king’s imminent move into the public markets will still come with a hefty valuation of US$61…
Metals commentary: Metal prices’ fall and the bin Laden effect
Friedrich Nietzsche opined that, in its essence, life is uncanny.
Bear Creek optimistic despite silver’s slide
As the New York spot price of silver quickly retreated to US$34.40 per oz. in early May from its 31-year high of US$48.70 on April 28, one of the formerly best-performing stocks in the junior silver space, Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, BCEKF-Q),…
Auriga hits near-surface gold at Maverick project (May 16, 2011)
Shallow drilling has returned several high-grade intercepts for Auriga Gold (AIA-V) at its Maverick gold project in northwestern Manitoba.
Editorial: Silver leads commodities rout
Commodities investors felt the pain during the first week of May, as the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. Navy SEALs set off heavy selling in a wide spectrum of hard assets from precious and base metals to oil and gasoline.
CSR’s evolution: Dodd-Frank and the UK’s Bribery Act
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is still a largely voluntary, loosely defined initiative in the resource-extraction industries, but pressures from a number of sources make it harder and harder to ignore.