March 15, 2011 Bearish nuclear picture clouds Olympic Dam expansion BHP's $30-billion expansion of its Olympic Dam copper, uranium and gold mine could be in doubt as a result of the nuclear emergency unfolding in Japan, Barry Fitzgerald writes in…
March 15, 2011 Capstone returns to profitability Capstone Mining made a dramatic move into the black last year, earning a US$72.6 million profit compared to a loss of $18.3 million in 2009. Revenues grew from $250 million…
March 15, 2011 Northern Tiger closes $4.7 million private placement for Yukon exploration Northern Tiger Resources Inc. (TSX-V:NTR) has closed a brokered private placement of 8.622 million flow-through common share at a price of $0.55 per share for proceeds of $4.742 million. The…
March 14, 2011 Eurasian Minerals Completes $3M Tranche of CAD$17.875M Private Placement Eurasian Minerals Inc. (TSX-V: EMX) announced the completion of the second tranche of its CAD $17.875 million private placement by the sale of 921,000 units for proceeds of CAD $2,993,250.…
March 14, 2011 Waves of Destruction It was quite a week to be sure. Markets were turbulent and have broken down slightly with the Nasdaq leading.
March 14, 2011 Quake aftermath: Gold futures rise; palladium, platinum fall Gold futures rose for the second straight session as Japan’s strongest earthquake on record boosted demand for a haven asset, reports Bloomberg. Palladium fell for an eighth straight session, the…
March 13, 2011 Counting the reasons for copper’s decline John Spence from Marketwire looks at copper’s sharp pull-back last week. He ponders whether the lower price has broder implications for the […]
March 13, 2011 Orbite produces first ton of alumina Exploration Orbite (TSX VENTURE:ORT.A) is pleased to announce that it has successfully produced its first ton of high purity alumina and has done so ahead of schedule and on budget.…
March 11, 2011 Formation Metals Inc. completes $80 million equity financing Formation Metals Inc. (TSX:FCO) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has completed the equity financing (the “Financing”) announced on January 27, […]
March 11, 2011 Strategic Metals Ltd. announces closing of $16.25 million private placement Strategic Metals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SMD) (“Strategic”) is pleased to announce the closing of the Can$16.25 million private placement announced on February 23, […]
Gabon to audit mining deals as reforms start amid IMF talks As part of discussions with the multilateral lender, President Brice Oligui Nguema “has demanded the full publication of all mining agreements". December 19, 2025 | 10:51 am
