JUNIOR MINING

ERNST & YOUNG QUARTERLY IPO REPORT

Credit crunch is taking toll on Canadian junior explorer IPOs

Thursday , 03 Jul 2008
Ernst & Young mining analysts recently said “the credit crunch does not seem to be having a significant impact on the sector.” However, the firm’s Canadian office said Wednesday Canadian junior explorer IPOs are suffering.
CLONTIBRET UGRADE

Conroy reports a million ounces of Irish gold

Tuesday , 01 Jul 2008
Irish gold explorer Conroy Diamonds and Gold has announced an upgrade to its Clontibret gold resource which now stands at over 1 million ounces indicated and inferred.
TAPULI ON FAST TRACK

Northland Resources markets European iron ore growth potential to NA investors

Tuesday , 01 Jul 2008
Despite some initial miscalculations contained in a base-case preliminary economic assessment released earlier this month, Northland Resources rebounded Monday with a revised outlook for three Scandinavian iron ore projects.
POSEIDON STRIKES DEAL

Harbinger Capital gives Windarra Nickel project US$50 million boost

Friday , 27 Jun 2008
Poseidon Nickel (ASX:POS) has called Harbinger Capital’s decision to invest US$50 million (A$53 million) through an issue of Convertible Notes a ‘key milestone’ in its re-development of the long-running Windarra project.
AUSTRALIAN GOLD SCENE

New Kalgoorlie region mine shapes up

Thursday , 26 Jun 2008
The high hopes for a new gold project near Australia’s gold capital of Kalgoorlie received a strong boost Thursday when Integra Mining Ltd (ASX: IGR) announced a 60% resource increase at Salt Creek, to a contained 400,000 ounces.
US$2.6M FOR PROPERTIES

Indian iron ore/steel giant Jindal snaps up Mongolian uranium JV

Thursday , 26 Jun 2008
For reasons yet to be publicly disclosed, India’s Jindal Steel & Power is interested in Mongolian uranium properties.
ADDITIONAL UNDERGROUND POTENTIAL

Mirabela Nickel looks to extend Santa Rita downwards

Wednesday , 25 Jun 2008
Mirabela Nickel (TSX:MNB, ASX:MBN) has announced drilling results that strengthen the possibility of its Santa Rita open-pit being extended to develop an underground mine.
FOREIGN MINING INVESTMENT FIGHT

Ecuador assembly head resigns over constitution rewrite deadline

Tuesday , 24 Jun 2008
The rift between Ecuador’s President and former Assembly chief Alberto Acosta is important for foreign mining investment as projects remain on hold.
RESULTS COULD BOOST RESOURCE

Bepkong drilling results may reinforce Azumah’s million oz goal

Tuesday , 24 Jun 2008
New drilling results from Azumah Resources’ Wa-Lawra gold project in Ghana could reveal the potential of Azumah’s recent Bepkong discovery.
MAGNETITE PROJECT

Pilbara port deal unlocks the marketing padlock for Balla Balla iron ore

Monday , 23 Jun 2008
One of the aspiring bulk mineral producers in Western Australia’s Pilbara, Aurox Resources Ltd has found an important window for development of its Balla Balla magnetite project -- berthing capacity in Port Hedland.
WAS RAWLINS GANG RESPONSIBLE?

Eight miners murdered and burned in Guyana diamond camp

Monday , 23 Jun 2008
An investigative team is studying the motives for the slayings of eight miners at a diamond camp in southeast Guyana, fearing it could be the work of a gang that has reportedly already murdered 23 people.
TARGETS MISSED

Cluff ups gold expectation, but last year’s targets elusive

Friday , 20 Jun 2008
Cluff Gold expects to produce 20,000 ounces of gold in Cote d’Ivoire by yearend and bring its Kalsaka project in Burkina Faso on stream in August, but it won’t be able to fulfil the target of an annualised 100,000 ounces of gold, set last September, this year.
GREECE’S PERAMA HILL GOLD PROJECT

Eldorado Gold, Frontier Pacific finally concur on friendly takeover agreement

Thursday , 19 Jun 2008
What a difference a day can make in a bidding war as Eldorado Gold and Frontier Pacific Mining transformed from adversaries in a hostile bidding war on Tuesday into a friendly takeover by Wednesday,
JUNIOR COAL COMPANIES STAR PERFORMERS

JSE Junior Mining Index outperforming LSE, JSE

Wednesday , 18 Jun 2008
The NedSec Junior Mining & Exploration Index has outperformed the LSE’s FTSE All-Share Index and the JSE’s All Share in the year to date. Coal and platinum companies in particular have showed good growth.
DENVER GOLD GROUP ASIA PACIFIC FORUM

Nationalistic saber rattling hurts junior miners/explorers

Wednesday , 18 Jun 2008
Too many junior company projects being marketed to investors are recycled projects with cash-flow margins failing to improve despite the increase in commodities prices.
TIEN SHAN GOLD BELT

Chaarat scoping study defines gold project progress

Tuesday , 17 Jun 2008
Chaarat Gold Holdings has announced the results of a scoping study by independent consultants, Behre Dolbear, which is the next step towards bringing this Kyrgyz gold project to production.
TIN QUEST

Kangaroo Metals hops into Tasmanian tin

Tuesday , 17 Jun 2008
The quaintly named Kangaroo Metals has expanded its focus from base and precious metals projects in north Queensland to mining tin in Tasmania.
EGYPTIAN PROJECT

Red Sea to the rescue on tin-tantalite plant costs

Monday , 16 Jun 2008
A technical review on processing options for the Abu Dabbab tantalite-tin project in Egypt will see seawater from the Red Sea now make up the major water requirement for mineral processing and save almost $US5 million per year.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN EXPLORATION

Archer aims a new arrow at phosphate

Friday , 13 Jun 2008
The historic Fairview phosphate mine and the old Robertstown copper mine near the copper mining camp of Burra Burra have been taken up as mineral licence applications by Archer Exploration.
DIVESTING NON CORE ASSETS

Lonhro baby sharpens focus on Angolan diamonds

Thursday , 12 Jun 2008
The Australian listed company that tied its umbilical cord to the London-based Lonhro mining house is shedding South African assets to focus on the Lulo diamond project in Angola.
FRUTA DEL NORTE MAY THRIVE

Despite political quagmire, Ecuador may produce a workable mining law

Thursday , 12 Jun 2008
Haywood Securities has joined a small, but growing, cadre of analysts who believe that Ecuador’s new Mining Law could eventually prove to be workable for foreign mining and exploration companies.
LOW ENERGY USAGE

Great Basin says gold price to boost Hollister margin despite inflation

Tuesday , 10 Jun 2008
Great Basin Gold says its Hollister project's low energy dependency means the company will not see a dramatic rise in costs, but instead achieve higher margins at its project in Nevada. CEO Ferdi Dippenaar feels it is interesting times for M&A activity.
OPTIMISM ABOUT NEW MINING LAW

Ecuador revokes 2.08m hectares in mining concessions

Tuesday , 10 Jun 2008
Ecuador revokes mining concessions, turning them over to the state.
26.6 MN TONNES INFERRED

Big copper resource for Avalon in Sweden

Monday , 09 Jun 2008
Perth-based Avalon Minerals Ltd (ASX: AVI) has joined the ranks of Australian companies setting up mining operations in Scandinavia and is near the famous Swedish mining centre of Kiruna with its substantial infrastructure.
RUM JUNGLE REVIVAL?

Uranium deal in iron ore country

Monday , 02 Jun 2008
One of the many uranium explorers listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2007, Rum Jungle Uranium, will take up the uranium exploration rights to some of the substantial land holdings of Northern Territory iron ore miner Territory Resources Ltd.
EXCEEDING PRELIMINARY RESULTS

High grade picture grows for Redbank copper project

Wednesday , 28 May 2008
An upgrade for the Redbank copper project in the remote east of Australia’s Northern Territory is anticipated following a series of high grade intersections from the latest drilling programme.
TERRANE METALS COPPER-GOLD PROJECT

Goldcorp bolsters its financial, professional commitment to Mt. Milligan

Wednesday , 28 May 2008
Originally discovered in the 1940s, Mt. Milligan may be finally be on its way to being approved, financed and constructed as British Columbia’s next major copper-gold mine.
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