2011

Oyu Tolgoi to produce 3 million oz. silver a year

With silver prices cruising to new heights, investor interest in the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia has “prompted” Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) to “more widely circulate the projections for silver production that have…



Quadra FNX posts record earnings in 2010 (March 02, 2011)

Quadra Mining successfully completed its merger with FNX Mining in May 2010 and judging by the combined company’s earnings last year, the blend into Quadra FNX Mining  (QUX-T) has been quite a success so far, with a little help from…


DRC lifts mining ban

The Democratic Republic of the Congo will lift a ban on mining in its eastern provinces that it imposed in September to try to cut off funding to armed groups. The decision came just one day after an attack against the Kinshasa residence of…


High-grade intersects for Temex Resources in Timmins

Exploration drilling on the 6 Vein area of the Upper Hallnor mine has returned wide core lengths of gold mineralization, Temex Resources (TME-V) says, with 9.97 grams gold per tonne over 6.70 metres including 66 grams gold over 0.8 metre (hole…





Venture stumbles in Feb. 22-25 week

Vancouver – A shortened week filled with fluctuating oil prices and mid-east unrest saw the S&P TSX Venture Exchange drop 48.06 points between Feb. 22 and 25 to close at 2,375.62 as two days of losses outweighed two days of gains.


Drilling at the Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska. Credit: Northern Dynasty Minerals

Pebble PEA makes a big splash (February 28, 2011)

Vancouver – February was a busy month for Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-T, NAK-X) and Anglo American (AAL-L) at their gigantic Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum project in southwest Alaska, said by many to be one of the largest undeveloped…


Equinox makes surprise bid for Lundin (February 28, 2011)

A hostile bid by Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQN-A) for Lundin Mining worth about $4.8 billion in cash and shares could derail a friendly merger proposed between Lundin and Inmet Mining (IMN-T, IEMF-O) that is scheduled for a shareholder vote on…



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