Northern Vertex finds more Mossy gold
Northern Vertex Mining (NEE-V, NHVCF-O) has its first assays in from the diamond drill part of its latest program at the Moss gold and silver project in Arizona.
United States
Molycorp proposes key deal to buy Neo Material
News of Molycorp’s (MCP-N) proposed acquisition of Neo Material Technologies (NEM-T) in a cash and stock deal worth $1.3 billion sent the shares of both companies soaring.
Great Western arranges $80-million bond financing
Vancouver — Great Western Minerals Group (GWG-T) has secured US$80-million in a bond financing as it works to open its flagship rare earths mine in South Africa and build or upgrade several processing facilities.
McEwen bets on innovation
Rob McEwen is known for thinking outside the box so it wasn’t surprising to learn that McEwen Mining (MUX-T, MUX-N)—a company he created in January through the combination of U.S. Gold and Minera Andes and in which he owns a 25%…
Oracle set to re-start Oracle
Oracle Mining (OMN-T,OMCCF-O) has the cash and now it is getting set to re-start a copper mine.
Rare Element bullish on Bear Lodge
Rare Element Resources (RES-T, REE-X) says its prefeasibility study on the Bear Lodge project in Wyoming indicates that the rare earths project is technologically feasible and offers robust returns on invested capital.
Nevada Copper steadily advancing Pumpkin Hollow
Nevada has long excited explorers with its gold potential, but Nevada Copper (NCU-T) continues to prove the state’s potential for the red metal, too.
Molycorp/Neo Material deal puts upstream and downstream together
News of Molycorp’s (MCP-N) proposed acquisition of Neo Material Technologies (NEM-T) in a cash and stock deal worth $1.3 billion sent the shares of both companies soaring.
Great Basin sees stronger future for troubled Burnstone mine
Vancouver – Struggling miner Great Basin Gold (GBG-T) got a much needed share price boost after releasing production and exploration updates on its two operating gold mines.
US stocks fairly flat in Feb 27 to March 2 period
Vancouver — U.S. markets were fairly flat in the period, despite the G20 rejecting calls to fund Euro bailout funds, the IMF warning that the global economy is still at risk of a slowdown, and both U.S. housing prices and durable goods…
‘Rediscoveries’ among featured projects at Roundup 2012
Modern technologies combined with robust metal prices helped generate many of the domestic and international exploration successes featured at Mineral Exploration Roundup hosted by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME…
27,000-page environmental study leaves Pebble critics unimpressed
Facing legal, political and regulatory challenges before the permitting process has even begun, the Hunter Dickinson Group’s Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-T, NAK-N, NAK-X) appears to be swimming against the current at its giant Pebble…