Work on Oyu Tolgoi underground to resume in Q1
Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) and the Mongolian government have resolved several issues that have held up the underground expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in the country.
Copper
Capstone tweaks Minto’s mine plan after permit delay
Capstone Mining (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CSFFF) is modifying the mine plan at its Minto copper-gold-silver mine in the Yukon, after announcing that it had not received its amended water-use licence from the Yukon Water Board to pre-strip the…
Stillwater scales back work on Marathon PGM project
Stillwater Mining (TSX: SWC.U; NYSE: SWC) intends to reduce work at its 75%-held Marathon platinum–palladium–copper project in Ontario, as part of a wider strategic review.
Drilling prices ‘not sustainable’: Major Drilling
Prices for drilling services have reached levels that are too low to be viable in the long term, said Francis McGuire, president and CEO of Major Drilling Group International (TSX: MDI), in the company’s most recent financial statements…
Tamarack North delivers for Talon in Minnesota
Over the last two years, the management team at Talon Metals (TSX: TLO; US-OTC: TLOFF) looked at more than 700 projects before it found one that it believed could be a company-maker.
Broken Hammer funds Wallbridge’s exploration plans
It’s been a busy six months for Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM; US-OTC: WLBMF).
Sudbury Platinum advances Aer-Kidd
Privately held Sudbury Platinum, in which project-generator Transition Metals (TSXV: XTM; US-OTC: TNTMF) holds a 57% stake and Royal Nickel (TSX: RNX; US-OTC: RNKLF) a 23% interest, has acquired 100% ownership of the Aer-Kidd project, 20…
Trevali finds more copper and gold at Stratmat in New Brunswick
Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) is hitting the right notes with its drill programs in Peru and New Brunswick, discovering three zones over the last three months.
Facts ‘n’ figures: Refined copper in deficit in early 2014
According to preliminary International Copper Study Group data, the refined copper market balance for May 2014 (excluding the adjustment for changes in China’s bonded stocks) showed an apparent production deficit of 69,000 tonnes. When…
Agnico expands Mexican footprint via $205M Cayden bid
VANCOUVER — Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) had been eyeing Cayden Resources’ (TSXV: CYD; US-OTC: CDKNF) exploration efforts since early 2012, but on Sept. 8 finally made its move with a $205-million offer…
Taseko to buy Curis
B.C. copper miner Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-MKT: TGB) has tabled a friendly, all-share bid for Vancouver-based junior copper developer Curis Resources (TSX: CUV; US-OTC: PCCRF) and its wholly owned Florence in situ copper project beside the…
Imperial agrees to First Nations review of Red Chris
Imperial Metals (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF), the beleaguered miner behind the large Mount Polley tailings spill in B.C., has agreed that the Tahltan Central Council could review the tailings facility at its Red Chris copper–gold mine now…