Minews Story: March 11, 2010

Speculation About Colombian And Indonesian Gold Projects Kept The Rumour Mills Turning At This Year’s PDAC

If the annual Cordilleran Round-Up Conference held in Vancouver in January focused on the recent exploration successes in Canada’s Yukon Territory, the now concluded Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Conference in

Minews Story: March 09, 2010

Party Like It’s 2007: At The 2010 PDAC

Individuals that make their living in the mineral resource sector are well aware of the dramatic volatility that comes with the run-of-the-mill commodity cycle. So, in theory the quick bounce back from the 2008-2009 commodity

Minews Story: March 08, 2010

Elemental Minerals Could Be Sitting On A Company-Making Potash Deposit In Congo-Brazzaville

Before we get too deeply into the details of ASX-listed Elemental Minerals and its operations at the Sintoukola potash project in the Republic of Congo, one thing has to be made quite clear. The Republic of Congo is NOT the

Commodities: March 07, 2010

Look To The Australian Economy For A Guide To Sentiment, As Coal And Metals Power Ahead

Cobalt and molybdenum trading has been underway on the LME for two weeks now and by all accounts has made a good start. These minor metals have high values and both are vital constituents for making steels, and especially the

Minews Story: March 05, 2010

That Was The Week That Was … In Canada

Minews. Now, over to our Canadian Correspondent for a look at how the Canadian markets performed over the past week.

CC. There was a burst of new buying in the resources space, after a better than expected jobs report out of the

Minews Story: March 05, 2010

James Picton, Peerless Diamond Analyst

James, who was in his mid-sixties, died on February 11th from cancer. To us, at Minesite, he was always accessible and immensely helpful. Des Kilalea, of Royal Bank of Canada Europe, has written an affectionate account of James

Features: March 04, 2010

Colombia: A New Gold Rush?

For many investors, Colombia remains a grey spot on their mental maps of South America. La Violencia, the 50-year dark age in its recent past, came to an end with the close of the 20th century. But the memories are fresh, and the

Minews Story: March 04, 2010

Soho Resources Is Close To Completing A Preliminary Economic Assessment On The Tahueheuto Gold Project In Mexico

“Last year was pretty difficult for us juniors”, says Ralph Shearing, chief executive of Soho Resources. Not many of his peers would disagree, though by the end of 2009 a lot of the blockages in the financial markets seemed to be

Minews Story: March 02, 2010

Focus Ventures Plans A Rapid Addition Of Ounces, And Value, To Its Nueva California Gold Project In Peru

Sometimes people are just too cool for school, as the younger generation say. Looking back at the violence with which the financial storms were raging in 2008 and 2009, it seems hard to credit that anybody was contemplating

Minews Story: March 02, 2010

This Year Should Be Transformational For Pan American Goldfields, As It Drives For Growth On All Fronts

It was no fun when the storms of the global financial crisis were at their wildest, not even for companies working in relatively safe jurisdictions and mining the most desirable of all the commodities, gold. One such company was

Commodities: March 01, 2010

As Metals Track Sideways In A Finely Balanced Market, What Happens Next In Terms Of Demand Will Be Crucial

The New Year is no longer quite so new, and some of the optimism that surrounded markets at the start of 2010 has started to look a little frost damaged. It is now clear that the major developed economies are recovering, but that

Minews Story: February 26, 2010

That Was The Week That Was … In Canada

Minews. Now, over to our Canadian Correspondent for a look at how the Canadian markets performed over the past week.

CC. The month of February ended with buyers continuing to shop for advanced assets, even as the junior

Minews Story: February 25, 2010

Scorpio Mining Has The Potential To Become A Mid–Tier Producer Of Precious And Base Metals by 2012

It has been something of a roller-coaster ride for Peter Hawley, chief executive of Canadian-listed Scorpio Mining. Scorpio owns and operates the Nuestra Sonora mine near the town of Casala in Sinaloa State, Mexico. When we last

Features: February 25, 2010

What’s A Company's Gold Worth?

At any given time, there's a single international spot price for an ounce of refined gold. Gold is priced in US dollars: $1,106.10 per ounce as we go to press. But what about the gold an exploration or mining company has in the

Minews Story: February 23, 2010

BacTech Prepares To Spin Off Its Gold Interests, With A View To Focussing On Environmental Rehabilitation Projects

Go to BacTech’s website, and you’ll immediately notice a change. Straight away, as you hit the home page, you’re confronted by a double screen, split directly down the middle. On the left, the links that will take you to all the