Goldcorp Battles Penmont For Canplats
VANCOUVER– Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) and Minera Penmont have proven themselves worthy adversaries in a bidding war for Canplats Resources (CPQ-V) and its gold-silver-lead-zinc project in Mexico: the origi…
Volume 95 Number 47 - Jan 11 - Jan 17, 2010
Toronto Stock Exchange -Dec. 22-Jan. 4
The TSX Composite Index kicked off the New Year by keeping with the upwards momentum at the end of 2009. The benchmark rose 2.7% or 312.18 points, over the Dec. 22-Jan. 4 trading period to close at 11…
TSX Venture Exchange -Dec. 22-Jan. 4
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index enjoyed a happy holidays, gaining 115.76 points between Dec. 22 and Jan. 4 to close the first trading day of 2010 at 1543.93. Daily trading volumes were down, a…
U.S. Markets -Dec. 22-Jan. 4
The New Year got off to a good start when, on the first trading day of 2010, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index registered their highest closes in 15 months and the Nasdaq ende…
UN Sanctions Against Eritrea To Impede Miners?
Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) says new United Nations Security Council sanctions against Eritrea won’t interfere with its ambitious drilling and exploration plans there in 2010.
Patience Pays Off For Cameco In Centerra Sale
After years of talking about selling its stake in Centerra Gold (CG-T) to focus on its core uranium business, Cameco (cco-t, ccj-n) has successfully struck while the gold price is hot.
Duluth Metals Soars On Nokomis Resource
An expanded resource for the Nokomis polymetallic deposit in Minnesota “confirms” the deposit is “one of the largest valuable mineral assets in the world,” says Henry Sandri, president and chief execu…
Fitch Ratings Weighs In With Base Metal Forecasts
For the next two years, spending on mining exploration and expansion projects will remain on average below peak levels reached in 2008, according to analysts at Fitch Ratings in a Dec. 22 special repo…
Chinese Bid $679M For Corriente
VANCOUVER — After a year of negotiations, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) has inked a deal to sell itself and its massive copper-gold projects in Ecuador to two Chinese companies for $679 million.
People (January 11, 2010)
Alcoa — Nicholas Ashooh appointed VP of corporate affairs, replacing John D. Bergen, who has been appointed VP of human resources.
First Quantum Picks Up Ravensthorpe From BHP
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) suspended operations at its Ravensthorpe nickel project in Western Australia in January after nickel prices plunged in late 2008 and it encountered a series of operating an…
Queenston Banking On Kirkland Lake To Return To Producer Status
New resource estimates for two of its deposits in the Kirkland Lake camp have brought Queenston Mining’s (QMI-T) gold resources in this corner of northeastern Ontario to 640,000 measured and indicated…