Precious Metals
Western Goldfields: The new gold rush
With gold hitting $1,000 on Thursday, Western Goldfields Inc. (AMEX: WGW) is set to profit from the ever-increasing price of the precious yellow metal. | WGW |Comment
First Majestic Silver: The other precious metal
While every cloud may have a silver lining, every market slump may also have its lining of silver; as of late, it has come in the form of First Majestic Silver Corp. (TSE: FR.TO), a junior silver... | FR.TO |Comment
Aurizon Mines: Bug food
By hunting in the Canadian tundra, gold company Aurizon Mines Ltd. (AMEX: AZK) is developing projects to add new production to a starving market. After all, with world production declining and... | AZK |Comment
Claude Resources: Turnaround is fair play
Prospects are looking encouraging for Claude Resources Inc. (AMEX: CGR) and make it an intriguing, though admittedly speculative, investment. | CGR |Comment
Great Basin Gold Ltd.: Anticipating a shining future
Vancouver-based Great Basin Gold Ltd. (AMEX: GBN), like most gold mining stocks, performs a dual role for investors, first as a gold proxy and second as equity investment. | GBN |Comment
Golden Cycle Gold Corp. to be acquired by AngloGold Ashanti
Golden Cycle Gold Corp. (NYSE: GCGC) said this morning that is being acquired by AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. through a stock transaction of AngloGold’s ADSs, which, was most recently valued at $149... | GCGC |Comment
Check on China: Fuqi International, Inc.
Fuqi International, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: FUQI) extensive distribution network, spanning almost all of China's 22 provinces, gives it an important advantage over rivals. | FUQI |1 Comment
US Gold treads higher on CEO's increased stake
Shares of US Gold (Amex: UXG) jumped in pre-market trading after the explorer and developer of gold, silver and other precious metals reported that its CEO, Rob McEwen, increased his beneficial... | UXG |Comment
Encore Wire down on sharply lower Q3 profit
Encore Wire Corp. (Nasdaq: WIRE) shares are down after the maker of electrical copper wire reported third-quarter net sales fell 17% to $308.5 million, below analyst estimates of $322 million and... | WIRE |Comment
Fushi International rises on buyout news
Fushi International, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSIN) will buy U.S. rival Copperweld Bimetallics, LLC for $22.5 million in cash, the Chinese maker of bimetallic wire reported after the close on Tuesday. | FSIN |Comment
Royal Gold: Still out in "them thar hills"
Looking for a good way to strike gold while investing in it? | RGLD |1 Comment
Idaho General Mines says mining project worth $1.4 Billion
Idaho General Mines Inc. (AMEX:GMO) reported today that it has completed a study of its Mt. Hope molybdenum property and has found that the project has a net present value (NPV) of $1.4 billion. | GMO |Comment
Charles & Colvard stumbles on Q2 profit drop
Shares of jewelry maker and distributor Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTHR) have lost their shine following news of a 52% fall in second-quarter net income. | CTHR |Comment
Top Friday percentage gainers: NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp., Oak Hill Financial Inc., hi/fn inc.
NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: NCST), Oak Hill Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: OAKF) and hi/fn, inc. (Nasdaq: HIFN) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies... | NCST |Comment
North American Galvanizing & Coatings leads Wednesday small-cap percentage gainers
Solarfun leads Wednesday small-cap percentage losers
Shares of Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: SOLF), a Chinese solar cell manufacturer, are down over 17% after the company before the start of trading today announced a plunge in quarterly... | SOLF |Comment
Home Solutions of America, Inc. tops pre-market most-actives
Symyx leads small-cap percentage losers
Antigenics leads small-cap percentage gainers
Small cap pre-market movers
April 4(SmallCapInvestor.com) – These are among the most actively traded small cap companies in pre-market trading this morning: Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq: PACR) ; IDM Pharma Inc.... | PACR |Comment
