Single Hole Sends Sheffield Higher
Good results from just one drill hole were enough to lift shares of Sheffield Resources (SLD-V, SLDOF-O) by 27% on the market recently.
United States
Cameco to Mill Uranium One Ore
Up-and-coming uranium producer Uranium One (UUU-T, SXRZF-O) has struck a 5-year toll-milling agreement with Cameco’s (CCO-T, CCJ-N) American subsidiary Power Resources to process uranium-bearing, ion-…
Great Western Minerals picks up 25% interest in rare-earth property in Utah
Rare earth elements may not be as sexy as gold or silver, but they are quietly powering everything from IPODs and f…
Barrick and Newmont rumours won’t die
Rumours of the worlds number one gold miner Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) taking over the worlds number two Newmont…
High-grade copper at Moonlight
Vancouver — The first three drill holes by Sheffield Resources (SLD-V, SLDOF-O) on the Engels mine area of its Moonlight copper property, in northern California’s Plumas Cty., have cut into a zone of…
Editorial: Rotten week for miners
Bad news converged on the mining community from every direction during the week ended Aug. 18, the 33rd trading week of 2007.
One hole good enough for Sheffield
Good results from just one drill hole were enough to lift Sheffield Resources (SLD-V) on the market on Aug. 24.Th…
Cameco to mill Uranium One’s ore in US
Up and coming uranium producer Uranium One (UUU-T) has struck a 5-year toll-milling agreement Camecos (CCO-T) Amer…
Duluth Complex projects build up resources
The extensive drilling programs in the Duluth Complex of northeastern Minnesota are now paying off, with two of the major players in the camp outlining significant new resources on their properties.
Hungry for Meridian, Yamana ups offer
Six weeks after Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) announced its original proposal to take over Meridian Gold (MNG-T, MDG-N), the company announced on Aug. 14 that it has upped the cash component of it…
Editorial: US House bill targets miners; rally set for Elko
While the broad decline in stock markets in the U.S. cast a pall over North American mining investors during the week ended Aug. 11, the 32nd trading week of 2007, outside of the spotlight a much more…
Xstrata sells portfolio to Pure Nickel
Pure Nickel (NIC-V, PNCKF-O) has closed its deal to buy Falconbridge’s portfolio of Canadian nickel exploration properties from Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) for $15.25 million and 4 million warrants.