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CONTINENTAL MINERALSDrilling on Continental Minerals' Xietongmen copper-gold deposit in Tibet. Continental has drilled roughly 55,000 metres on the project since April 2005.

High on Tibet

SITE VISIT Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China — With the Chinese government looking to use Continental Minerals’ (KMK-V, KMKCF-O) Xietongmen copper-gold deposit as a template for future foreign mining deals…


GLOBESTAR MININGAn airborne geophysical survey gets under way at the Cerro de Maimon copper project. GlobeStar is also surveying its Bayaguana exploration concessions.

GlobeStar sees opportunity in DR

SITE VISIT Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — When Bill Fisher, chief executive of GlobeStar Mining (GMI-T), first arrived on the tropical shores of the Dominican Republic, the weather may have…


CODELCOBales of copper cathode await shipping from the Codelco Norte operation in Chile.

Codelco strives to modernize

Three decades on from its creation, the Chilean government wants Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, to operate more like its privately owned rivals. But despite offers, the government is lo…


BY STEPHEN STAKIWFrom left: Aurora Energy's vice-president of exploration Ian Cunningham-Dunlop, chief geoscientist Rick Valenta, and mining analysts Glenn Brown and Jay Turner examine drill core at the Michelin deposit, situated in coastal Labrador's Central Mineral Belt.

Aurora builds Labradoruranium inventory

SITE VISIT Postville, Labrador — Born of a uranium asset spinoff from Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) and partner Altius Minerals (ALS-V) in early 2006, Aurora Energy Resources (AXU-T, AUEGF-O)…


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Churchill kimberlite find shows significant grades

At the Churchill joint-venture project in eastern Nunavut, mini-bulk samples collected from isolated surface showings of four new kimberlite dyke discoveries show significant diamond grades running in…


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