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…
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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)…
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…
Forum applies a century of experience to uranium hunt
Vancouver — Uranium exploration almost died with disco in the 1980s, resulting in a generation of geologists with little experience in this specialized niche. But with uranium a hot commodity once ag…
Getting the Ecuadorians on side
Santiago, Chile — The discovery of large gold- and copper-bearing belts promises to launch mining in Ecuador, a South American country the size of Nevada, but community opposition threatens to block …
Site visit: Sizing up Finland’s Kevitsa
SODANKYLA, FINLAND — It’s a huge, low-grade deposit — but can it be a money-maker? That’s the question facing Scandinavian Minerals (sgl-t) as it works hard to develop its Kevitsa…
De Beers takes to African skies
In leaving no stone unturned in the search for its next diamond mine, De Beers is using a Zeppelin airship to fly a combination of gravity and magnetic geophysical surveys across the Kalahari sands of…
Jaguar Mining grows with Brazil
SITE VISIT Belo Horozonte, Brazil — It’s a grey day in Minas Gerais — Brazil’s famed mining state — and the row of flags flying over the heads of Jaguar…
Barrick zeros in on Nevada
Despite the amount of capital that has been pouring into the mining sector since around 2002 there have been very few major discoveries. There has been plenty of hype and tire kicking, but many of the…
Columbia Metals expects Lluvia production this year
The 1990s weren’t kind to some low-grade gold projects, and one of those was the Lluvia de Oro mine in northwestern Sonora state, Mexico. It operated for less than three years under two owners, and se…
LME Warehouse Levels (March 05, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 26, 2006 (change from Feb. 19 in brackets):
People (March 05, 2007)
Quinsam Capital — Kilian Carrarini appointed director.