June 21, 2011

LME board struggles to reform metals warehousing logistics

The board of the London Metal Exchange has been unable so far to reach agreement on a way to resolve aluminum access issues from warehouses owned by a unit of…

June 20, 2011

Alexco restarts mill at Bellekeno silver mine after 3-day power cut

After three days without power, Alexco Resources (TSX: AXR) said that electricity is once again flowing and that it had re-started the mill at its Bellekeno silver-lead-zinc mine in the…

June 14, 2011

Glencore shares dip on results, bid denial

Commodities trader Glencore (GLEN.L: Quote) is not considering a bid for embattled miner ENRC, its chief executive said, dismissing reports of a takeover after it disappointed the market with its…

June 13, 2011

ATAC Resources Ltd. drills significant new silver-lead-zinc discovery at its Ocelot target, Rackla Gold Project, Yukon

ATAC Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ATC) is pleased to announce it has made a significant silver-lead-zinc discovery at the Ocelot target beneath a known but previously undrilled surface gossan. The target…

June 12, 2011

Guyana Frontier Reports Drilling Results from Favourable Lake Project

Guyana Frontier Mining Corp. ("Guyana Frontier", formerly known as Shoreham Resources Ltd.) is pleased to announce the results of a diamond drilling program on the Borland Lake target area at…

June 10, 2011

Commodity prices should snap higher in H2, dollar unlikely to recover until 2012 – Morgan Stanley

Ron Leven of Morgan Stanley has recently delivered a presentation under the auspice of ETF Securities Ltd. in which he outlined his […]

June 8, 2011

Chieftain commences barging for summer construction schedule

Chieftain Metals has initiated an important step in its 2011 operations plan by transporting heavy machinery and equipment via barge to the Tulsequah Chief mine site in north-western British Columbia.

June 8, 2011

Selwyn eyes thick, high grade zinc-lead in uncharted territory

Drilling results suggest to Selwyn Resources (TSX-V: SWN) that two key, high grade zones of zinc-lead mineralization may be connected at its namesake project in the Yukon, a joint-venture between…

May 23, 2011

New underground lead/zinc/silver mine in Broken Hill to start next year

The Rasp underground mine in the heart of one of Australia' most historic mining centres -- Broken Hill's Line of Lode -- should be operating by April next year. Development…

May 20, 2011

Exxaro seeks bids for zinc assets

Reuters Africa reports Exxaro (JNB:EXX) has invited bids for the company’s stake in a zinc and lead mine in Namibia. The market news is quoted as saying: The assets up…