Lonmin buys into Wallbridge (June 18, 2007)
Lonmin (LNMIF-O, LMI-L) has agreed to take a private placement that could give it an 18% shareholding in Wallbridge Mining (WM-T, WLBMF-O), and cements an existing alliance in the Sudbury camp.
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African Copper cuts mineralization on Matsitama project (June 18, 2007)
Delineation drilling by African Copper (ACU-T, ACU-L) has cut several long intersections of copper mineralization on the Thakadu copper prospect, part of the company’s Matsitama property in northeaste…
Angus & Ross funds Black Angel (June 18, 2007)
Angus & Ross (AGU-L) has lined up a US$30-million loan combined with an issue of equity to allow faster development of the Black Angel zinc-lead mine in western Greenland.
Cons Thompson seeks control of Wabush Mines
Toronto-based junior Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines (CLM-V, CLMZF-O) has struck a deal to buy from steelmakers Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF-N) and Stelco (STE-T, SECNF-O) their combined 71.4% interest in t…
Canadian juniors look to light a fire in Jalisco
SITE VISIT Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico — When talk turns to Mexican mining, Jalisco doesn’t have the historical cachet of Durango or the copper-fed importance of Sonora. But this state on…
Deep gold at Cedartree
Drilling by Houston Lake Mining (HLM-V, HLKMF-O) at the West Cedartree gold project near Sioux Narrows, Ont., has intersected high-grade gold mineralization at depth on the Dogpaw No. 1 vein.
SouthernEra working the phones (June 18, 2007)
SouthernEra Diamonds (SDM-T, SRE-L) says it is in negotiations with possible white-knight bidders to thwart a bid from London-listed Mwana Africa (MWA-L) to take over the company.
Far West’s Santo Domingo Sur to benefit from Salvador closure
SITE VISIT Diego de Almagro, Chile — Vancouver-based exploration company Far West Mining (FWM-T, FWMLF-O) will update the resource estimate for its Santo Domingo copper property in Chile’s Region III…
Aur officially opens Duck Pond
With concentrate production well under way, and an official opening ceremony under its belt, mid-tier copper miner Aur Resources (AUR-T, AURRF-O) is off to a good start at its new, wholly owned Duck P…
Sherwood’s drilling shows Minto’s potential
Vancouver — Stepout drilling around Sherwood Copper’s (SWC-V, SWOPF-O) Minto mine in the Yukon — scheduled to begin production in the third quarter — has returned significant copper-gold mineraliza…
Millstream intersects more sulphides (June 18, 2007)
A new drill hole on the Potter massive sulphide deposit near Matheson, Ont., has intersected more sulphide mineralization.
Geodex readies for Sisson scoping study
Geodex Minerals (GXM-V, GXMLF-O) has contracted for a preliminary economic analysis on the Sisson Brook tungsten-molybdenum- copper deposit in central New Brunswick.