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Site visit: Geoscience BC’s avant-garde treetop sampling
ANAHIM LAKE, B.C. — A typical work day for this Geoscience BC’s biogeochemical survey crew in west-central B.C. gets started with the smell of jet fuel and the high-pitched whir of a helicopter.
Lara drills good copper grades in Brazil
Prospect-generator Lara Exploration (TSXV: LRA; US-OTC: LRAXF) has a portfolio of mineral properties across South America with some heavyweight partners, but its Curionopolis copper project in Brazil’s Para state seems to be the one…
Evrim sees opportunity amid struggling markets
VANCOUVER — For project generator Evrim Resources (TSXV: EVM; US-OTC: EMRRF) the ongoing down swing in commodity markets provides an opportunity to pick up previously unobtainable projects with promising exploration histories.
OceanaGold fires on all cylinders
There aren’t many companies in the mining sector these days that can pay off large chunks of debt from operating cash flow and embark on sizable acquisitions at the same time. But OceanaGold (TSX: OGC) is one of them.
Nevada Copper CEO on Pumpkin Hollow’s prospects
VANCOUVER — Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) has spent the past three years de-risking its Pumpkin Hollow copper project, 13 km southeast of Yerington, Nev., and the result has been one of the more intriguing undeveloped copper prospects not…
US stocks stumble, June 1-5
U.S. equities fell on the back of a strong jobs report that showed an improvement in the economy, increasing the chances that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates in September. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.9% to…
SolGold digs into Ecuador
Over the last three years, SolGold (LSE: SOLG) has earned an 85% stake in the Cascabel copper-gold-silver deposit in northern Ecuador, and the Brisbane-based company says it is on track to complete its first resource estimate on the early stage…
Turquoise Hill on the rise after clearing hurdles
VANCOUVER — Copper-gold producer Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) has been on a strong run over the past eight weeks after promising press releases for its large-scale Oyu Tolgoi mine, 550 km south of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Lundin faces scrutiny in Chile
Less than a year after Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) acquired an 80% stake in Freeport-McMoRan’s (NYSE: FCX) Candelaria copper mine in Chile in a deal worth $1.8 billion, a Chilean environmental regulator has filed charges against the…
Thompson Creek mastering Milligan’s mill,but shutters Endako mine
VANCOUVER — It’s a tale of two B.C. mines for producer Thompson Creek Metals (TSX: TCM; NYSE: TC). The company is achieving operational reliability at its low-cost Mount Milligan copper-gold asset, and it also put its Endako…
Red Chris delay sends Imperial back to the market
In danger of breaking a loan covenant because of a slow ramp-up at its Red Chris copper-gold mine in northwestern B.C., Imperial Metals (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) is turning once again to its largest shareholders for financial help.