2011

China cuts export quotas for rare earths

Shares of rare earth element companies reached new heights when markets reopened after the Christmas holidays on Dec. 29, 2010, following news that China had cut export quotas for the strategic metals by 35% year-on-year.The Ministry of…


Slam cashes up to fund NB exploration

Slam Exploration (sxl-v) has topped up its treasury with private placement financings as it prepares to resume exploration drilling early in the New Year on the Reserve Creek gold project in northern Ontario and the Silverjack base-metal…


Carolina gold belt lures Revolution Resources

With historic gold production dating back to the early 1800s, coupled by the success Romarco Minerals (r-t) has enjoyed expanding the Haile gold project to 4.2 million contained gold oz., Revolution Resources (rv-t) is focusing its attention on…


Rio Alto secures $50M financing

Rio Alto Mining (rio-v) is raising $50 million in a private placement to fund its La Arena copper-gold project 480 km northwest of Lima in Peru.A syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities and including Scotia Capital, Clarus Securities…


Nevsun pours first gold at Bisha (January 24, 2011)

Nevsun Resources (nsu-t, nsu-x) has poured its first gold on time and under budget at Bisha, Eritrea’s first modern-day mine, the company reported on Jan. 4.Ramp up to full commercial production will take place over the course of the first…


Blue Note gets more time

Blue Note Mining (bnt-v) has until the end of March to tie up its acquisition of First Gold Exploration’s (efg-v) stake in the Croinor gold project and the Matchi-Manitou property in Quebec. The deal was originally announced last July with the…


Northgate eyes Kemess North’s underground potential

After 12 years of profitable operation, Northgate Minerals’ (ngx-t, nxg-x) Kemess South gold-copper mine in north-central British Columbia is shutting down.The large-scale open-pit mine will cease operating in February after ore reserves have…


Fortune Minerals advances on two fronts

Vancouver – Fortune Minerals (ft-t) goes into 2011 with big ambitions for its two feasibility-stage projects after a year of steady progress.In British Columbia, the company’s Mount Klappan anthracite coal project now has a clearer path forward…



What investors can expect from elections in CAR

After much delay the citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR) are set to head to the polls on Sunday, but the implications for miners in the region are still unclear. Francois Bozize, the current president, is favored to win. Even if he…


Gold-Ore boosts Bjorkdal resource (January 21, 2011)

The overall resource at Gold-Ore Resources’ (GOZ-T) Bjorkdal gold mine in Sweden has grown by over 50% from the last estimate reported in March 2010. Measured and indicated resources for the combined open pit and underground operation totals…



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