NovaGold lines up US$95 million to recharge treasury
Vancouver – After recently pulling the plug on a planned $130-million private placement due to “pricing conditions”…
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Tahera for sale
Tahera Diamond (TAH-T), which has been under creditor protection since January, has hired financial advisory firm F…
Starfield Resources likes Ferguson Lake economics
The Ferguson Lake base metals project in Canada’s Nunavut region will likely post a pre-tax internal rate of return…
Following the money: Ringbolt Ventures makes potash play
With food and fertilizer prices at record highs, mineral exploration company Ringbolt Ventures (RBV-V) has spied an…
Sherritt offers $704 million for Royal Utilities
Royal Utilities Income Fund (RU.UN-T) shares surged 20% today after Sherritt International (S-T) announced plans to…
Chinese group to buy slice of N. A. Tungsten
VANCOUVER — A major mining company from the Far East is taking a bite of the Western World’s largest tungsten producer, North American Tungsten (NTC-V, NATUF-O), in a financing and strategic alliance…
PDAC shatters attendance records
During the week ended March 8, the tenth trading week of 2008, there was no better way to soak in the enormity of the current mining boom than to push your way through the booths, auditoriums and hall…
Rare purple diamonds uncovered at Quebec JV
John Ryder’s Dianor Resources (DOR-V, RSDNF-O) and its joint-venture partners Metalex Ventures (MTX-V, MLXVF-O) and Wemindji Exploration have stumbled onto a new diamond discovery in the James Bay reg…
High-grade grab samples propel BCGold shares
VANCOUVER–Bonanza-grade gold and silver values from BCGold’s (BCG-V, BCGOF-O) historic Engineer mine, located 32 km west of Atlin, in northwestern B. C., has given the junior’s stock a big lift.
Snowfield tumbles on Ticho diamond results
VANCOUVER–Four tiny diamonds failed to impress Snowfield Development (SNO-V, SWFCF-O) investors, sending the company’s share price down 59% in recent trading.
Diamonds North sees high stone tally from Tuktu
Vancouver – High initial diamond counts from additional pipes at Diamonds North Resources’ (DDN-V, DDNFF-O) Tuktu k…
Thompson Creek to boost moly production at Endako
Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) is expanding its Endako molybdenum operation, in northern B.C. to handle 50,000…