Victoria Gold and StrataGold propose merger
Nevada-focused Victoria Gold (VIT-V) has made a friendly offer for StrataGold (SGV-V), which has an advanced gold p…
United States
Rio Tinto enters strategic partnership with Chinalco
China’s largest aluminum producer will invest US$19.5 billion in Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) through joint ventures an…
Japanese consortium finances Canada’s Uranium One
Uranium One (UUU-T) will raise C$270 million through a private placement with a Japanese consortium made up of Th…
Thompson Creek To Close Moly Mines For A Month
VANCOUVER — Following the lead of other molybdenum miners, Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) is slashing its production forecast for 2009.
Rio Tinto Woos Chinese
The week ended Jan. 31, the fourth trading week of 2009, was rife with speculation over Rio Tinto’s future, and just what the debt-crippled giant might hand over to its deep-pocketed 9% shareholder, s…
Pacific North West buys past-producing Nixon Fork gold mine
While many resource companies are experiencing considerable pain in a bear market precipitated by worldwide recessi…
Record year for US mine penalties
Vancouver – Fines for safety violations at American mines soared to an all-time high in 2008. Over the past three y…
Victoria Gold gets busy in Nevada
Nevada-focused Victoria Gold (VIT-V, VITFF-O) plans to focus on five core projects this year, be it drilling, engin…
Atna primed to pour gold again at Briggs
Vancouver – It sat idle for five years but now Atna Resources (ATN-T) has breathed new life into the Briggs gold mi…
Domestic beryllium supply a critical issue for Pentagon
The United States Department of Defense and a special Pentagon board have published a report calling high-purity …
Hecla restructures debt; raises US$65.6 million in public offering
Hecla Mining (HL-n) is juggling debt and issuing shares to help repay a loan it took to buy out its majority partne…
Mesquite gold mine back in the saddle
Western Goldfields (WGI-T, WGW-X) has just marked one year of production at the past-producing Mesquite g…