Polymet mine plan cuts cost projection (June 21, 2005)
A new conceptual mine plan for Polymet Mining’s (POM-T) NorthMet copper project in Minnesota says the deposit could…
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Rio Tinto takes a serving of Entre (June 21, 2005)
Rio Tinto takes a serving of EntreeMining giant Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has agreed to take a 9.9% stake in Entree Gol…
Bendigo expands new reef
Drilling by Bendigo Mining has extended a major new gold-bearing reef near existing mine development at the company…
Trend Mining to buy Andacollo gold mine
Trend Mining (TRDM-O) has signed a letter of intent to buy the Andacollo gold mine in northern Chile from Pacific R…
Nevada Pacific tests Bat Ridge
Vancouver – A first-phase exploration program by Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V) has outlined widespread, skarn-related…
Silvercorp grows resource at SGX
Exploration drifts are advancing and underground drilling has helped to expand the known resource at Silvercorp Met…
High River to consolidate Jilbey
Eyeing a bigger slice of the promising Bissa project in Burkina Faso, High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) plans to swap i…
Teck Cominco files US$1b prospectus (June 20, 2005)
Vancouver — The filing of a shelf prospectus by Teck Cominco (TEK-V) is fueling speculation that the company is ad…
Tournigan acquires portfolio of uranium claims
Vancouver — Tournigan Gold (TVC-V) has agreed to acquire a portfolio of uranium mining claims in Wyoming.The Van…
World mining shakeup
My roots and present associations are with the mining industry — a strike against me, since many of you probably share the popular perception that mining is low-tech, dirty, dangerous, a sunset indus…
WMC passes on Vulcain deal
Spot Prices Tuesday June 14, 2005 Courtesy of Scotiabank
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