B2Gold ups its presence in Nicaragua
B2Gold (BTO-T) is increasing its foothold in Nicaragua by agreeing to take full ownership of two of its joint-venture gold properties, and earning into two more projects in the country.
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Drilling lifts Belo Sun Mining
Assay results released Apr. 5 from Volta Grande, an advanced stage exploration project in Brazil about 60 km southwest of the town of Altamira in the country’s northern state of Para, sent the shares of Belo Sun Mining (BSX-T) up 3.6% to…
Ian Ball: Taking an unconventional route to the top
In the eight years since graduating from Ryerson University in Toronto with a bachelor of commerce degree, Ian Ball has made a major silver discovery in Mexico, claimed the title of senior vice-president at McEwen Mining (MAQ-T, MUX-N) and…
Sizing up BC’s next copper kings
With capital costs escalating all around the industry and mine financing not getting any easier, good infrastructure looks to be as crucial as ever to building a successful, major copper mine in B.C.
Lundin’s NGEx targets copper and gold in Chile
NGEx Resources (NGQ-T) looks to have a promising collection of copper-gold porphyry properties in Chile’s prolific Region III, but considering the company comes under the umbrella of the serially successful Lundin Group of Companies, that…
Correction
In the story “Malaga sitting pretty as tungsten prices soar” (TNM, March 12–18/12), incorrect tungsten units were used.
Lumina hits longest intercept to date
Scotia Capital mining analyst Tom Meyer has lifted his one-year target price on Lumina Copper (LCC-V) shares from $18 to $21 after the company released more positive drill results, including the longest mineralized intercept to date…
Duran’s Aguila project takes shape
Duran Ventures (DRV-V) has received a maiden resource estimate for its Aguila copper-molybdenum porphyry project in Peru’s north-central Ancash district.
Oracle ready for restart
Oracle Mining (OMN-T) has gained some cash, and now it is restarting a copper mine.
La Mancha rises on prospect of auction
La Mancha Resources (LMA-T) is putting itself up for sale, and the market likes its chances of attracting a healthy premium.
Aureus makes history in Liberia with New Liberty
Aureus Mining (AUE-T, AUE-L) is taking big steps towards kick-starting development at its fully owned New Liberty gold project 90 km northwest of Monrovia, Liberia.
Ivanhoe to sell SouthGobi stake to Chalco
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) says it will sell its stake in Mongolian coal producer SouthGobi Resources (SGQ-T) to Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco) and use the proceeds to fund development of its large Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine…