Gran Colombia struggles with violence in Colombia
Vancouver – Several acts of violence in recent weeks have marred Gran Colombia Gold’s (GCM-T) grand plans in the South American country.
2011
Pacific North shares stay flat on assays, financing news
Pacific North West Capital (PFN-T) posted more assays from its ongoing $5-million drill program at its River Valley platinum-group metals (PGM) project in Sudbury, Ont.
Atacama gets more ground around Cerro Maricunga
Atacama Pacific Gold (ATM-V) is looking to expand its position in the dry lands of Chile. The company’s flagship property, the Cerro Maricunga Gold Project, sits in the country’s Maricunga mineral belt and is roughly 20-km south of Kinross…
Who knew…there was gold in Chapleau?
In the eleven years David Palmer has spent working in remote, infrastructure-challenged corners of northern Ontario and Quebec the geologist has never had the luxury of stepping out of his hotel and being on site within fifteen minutes. Until…
A strong quarter for Talison
Talison Lithium (tlh-t) got a healthy boost from higher sales and production for the period ended Sept. 30. It shares jumped 26.5% to $3.77 on the news.
Royal Nickel considers downstream options for Dumont
Preliminary test work on a one kilogram sample of concentrate from Royal Nickel’s (RNX-T) Dumont nickel project in Quebec demonstrates that there is potential to use alternate and significantly cheaper processing options to produce a high-grade…
Facts ‘n’ figures: GFMS finds gold hedging back in fashion
The following is the summary portion of the report Global Hedge Book Analysis Q2-2011, which is produced by Thomson Reuters GFMS and available in full at www.gfms.co.uk.
[Update] Excellon says Mexican union spreading misinformation
Feuding unions at Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T, EXLLF-Q) Platosa polymetallic mine in Mexico’s Durango State have staged multiple demonstrations in recent months and caused seven days of lost production in September.
Commentary: HR challenges in Canadian mineral exploration
The federal government-funded Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) have released a report that analyzes the labour market for mineral exploration in Canada and the human…
Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement safe…for now
Less than two weeks after a group of twenty parliamentarians in Mongolia accused the government of breaking the law when it concluded an investment agreement (IA) on the Oyu Tolgoi project, Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) issued a joint statement…
TSX capped by European debt fears
Concerns over the European debt crisis continued to keep North American markets from a healthy recovery as the TSX Composite Index could only claw out a meager 72 points gain over the Oct.3-7 period at 11,588.36 points. The small upward swing…
Venture manages gains in Oct 3 – 7 period
Vancouver – Tentative signs of economic calm were enough to give the TSX Venture Composite Index a gain of 5.33 points in the October 3 to 7 period, the first week in the black since August. The index remained volatile in the period…