VMS Ventures keeps hitting good grades at Reed Lake
Vancouver – The Reed Lake discovery continues to return solid copper-zinc-silver-gold intersections for VMS Venture…
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Capoose on track for Silver Quest
Vancouver – As part of its efforts to update a historical resource estimate, Silver Quest Resources (SQI-V) h…
Osisko keeps the good news rolling
The latest results from Osisko Mining (OSK-T) and its Canadian Malartic project in Quebec sent its shares climbing….
Minto copper mine plugged into powergrid
Vancouver – The recently completed connection of Capstone Mining’s (CS-T) Minto copper mine to the powergrid …
NovaGold suspends Rock Creek production, short on cash for loan
Vancouver – The share price of NovaGold Resources (NG-T) plunged $1.48 to close at 72¢ after the company annou…
Wesdome finds gold under lake
Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T) has found some much needed gold in an area that has never been drilled before on its Dub…
BHP Billiton backs Peregrine Diamonds on Baffin Island
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L), the principal owner of Canada’s wildly successful Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest …
Rare Earths Shortage Looming?
The key metals needed for hybrid cars, flat-screen TVs and energy-efficient lighting could be in short supply in a few years’ time if rare earth element mines aren’t developed outside of China, some i…
Teck Wrestles With US$10B Debt
Vancouver — For the last few years, Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-n) has been a reliable, dividend-paying investment option, a major mining company regularly recording substantial profits by cashing in on stro…
Rambler focused on Ming
Vancouver — With dewatering complete and a prefeasibility study under way, Rambler Metals and Mining (RAB-v) continues to hit strong copper and gold grades at its namesake property in Newfoundland.
Editorial: Teck teeters, Apex falls
Falling commodity prices took deep bites out of another group of zinc miners during the week ended Nov. 15, the 46th trading week of 2008.
HudBay and Lundin to merge
Vancouver – In a move that took investors and analysts by surprise, HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) and Lundin Mining (LUN-…