GlobeStar Undaunted By Copper’s Descent
SITE VISIT MAIMON, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — A siren wails as GlobeStar Mining (GMI-T) chairman Larry Ciccarelli addresses a crowd of more than 200 people at the Cerro de Maimon open-pit…
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WGM Hosts Workshop At Saudi Geological Conference
Consulting geology and engineering firm Watts, Griffis and McOuat (WGM), will deliver a one-day seminar during the March 9-12 meeting of the Saudi Society for Geosciences at the Hilton Hotel in Jeddah…
Barrick Buys Out Teck At Hemlo
In yet another asset sale to deal with its short-term debt crisis, Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) is unloading its half stake in the Hemlo gold assets in northwestern Ontario on its joint-venture partner, Bar…
Swedes Revisit Ban On New Nuclear Plants
Dependence on foreign energy and worries about global warming have ignited debate about overturning Sweden’s nearly 29-year moratorium on building nuclear power plants.
Tiger Finding High-Grade Copper In The DRC
VANCOUVER– The mineral wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is far from tapped, if Tiger Resources’ (TGS-T, TRSDF-O) copper discoveries in the African country are any indication.
HudBay And Lundin Kill Merger Plans
VANCOUVER — HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) and Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-N) have officially cancelled their merger plans. The move, however, is no surprise because the deal had already been essenti…
Aquiline Advances Giant Navidad
SITE VISIT GASTRE, ARGENTINA — There are surely very few places where one can stand atop a deposit holding resources of 450-600 million oz. silver. Aquiline Resources’ (AQI-T, AQLNF-O) Navidad…
China Inc. Steps Up Foreign Acquisitions
China’s state-owned companies are ratcheting up their acquisitions of struggling mining companies that have been hit by the financial crisis and poor metal prices.
Capstone Upgrades Kutcho Resource
VANCOUVER — Every little increase in grade helps at current copper prices.
Newmont Posts Record Revenues In 2008
Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) saw higher multiples in 2008, with the gold major posting revenues of about US$6.2 billion for the year, up 12% over 2007’s US$5.5 billion.
Centamin Set To Bring Gold Mining Back To Egypt
After a long hiatus, Egypt is on the cusp of getting a new major gold mine.
Volta Defines Copper-Gold Resource In Burkina Faso
VANCOUVER — A few days after its joint-venture partner returned full ownership of the Gaoua coppergold property in Burkina Faso to Volta Resources (VTR-T, VLTAF-O), the junior announced a sizable ini…