Good news for Quadra’s Sierra Gorda
Quadra FNX (QUX-T) is hooking up with Sumitomo to develop the sizable Sierra Gorda copper-molybdenum project in Chile.
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Upgrading to CIL positive for Hassai, La Mancha says (May 16, 2011)
La Mancha Resources’ (LMA-T) producing Hassai gold mine may be in the middle of the Red Sea Hills desert in northeastern Sudan, but upgrading its current heap-leach plant to carbon-in-leach technology still makes sense, a definitive…
Forging deals in the Labrador Trough (May 16, 2011)
As the acquisition of Quebec-focused iron ore producer Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines (clm-t) by resource giant Cliffs Natural Resources (clf-n) finally comes to a close, investors can’t help but wonder which company in the area is next in…
Correction (May 16, 2011)
In last week’s feature on HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBM-N), we referred to the company’s Lalor project in Manitoba as a nickel-copper-gold-silver deposit, when it is in fact a gold-copper-silver-zinc deposit.
Trevali hits thick mineralization at Halfmile (May 16, 2011)
Trevali Mining (TV-T) hit the thickest mineralized intercept yet at its new Halfmile polymetallic project in New Brunswick.
China Yunnan teams with Rio Tinto in Chile
A Chinese state-owned company has teamed up with Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L) to explore for copper in northern Chile.
Allana keeps growing Dallol
Allana Potash (AAA-V) continues to define what is shaping into a world-class potash play in Ethiopia.
Bear Creek optimistic despite silver’s slide
As the New York spot price of silver quickly retreated to US$34.40 per oz. in early May from its 31-year high of US$48.70 on April 28, one of the formerly best-performing stocks in the junior silver space, Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, BCEKF-Q),…
Auriga hits near-surface gold at Maverick project (May 16, 2011)
Shallow drilling has returned several high-grade intercepts for Auriga Gold (AIA-V) at its Maverick gold project in northwestern Manitoba.
CSR’s evolution: Dodd-Frank and the UK’s Bribery Act
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is still a largely voluntary, loosely defined initiative in the resource-extraction industries, but pressures from a number of sources make it harder and harder to ignore.
Quadra FNX gets initial Victoria resource
Vancouver – A first resource estimate for Quadra FNX Mining’s (QUX-T) Victoria has established a new high-grade, deep polymetallic project in Sudbury, Ont.
Woulfe aims to re-start Sangdong mine in 2013
At its height, the Sangdong mine in South Korea was one of the largest tungsten-molybdenum mines in the world. But after a 40-year run, the mine, located 170 km southeast of Seoul, was shut down in 1993 when the price of ammonium paratungstate…