TriMetals Mining rises from the ashes of Bolivia
In the nearly half-century he has worked in the mining industry, Ralph Fitch has pretty much seen it all.
Copper
Kombat Copper completes resource in Namibia
Kombat Copper (TSXV: KBT) has completed its first resource estimate on a past-producing copper mine in Namibia.
Exeter lays out options for Caspiche
VANCOUVER — Exeter Resource’s (TSX: XRC; NYSE-MKT: XRA) Caspiche project in northern Chile hosts proven and probable reserves exceeding 19 million oz. gold and 4.6 billion lb. copper. Such a large deposit had Exeter envisioning a…
Trevali’s Caribou looks profitable
Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC-TREVF) is firing on all cylinders, with commercial production underway since February at its Santander zinc–lead–silver mine in Peru, and a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) newly wrapped up at…
Duluth sees nickel upside at Twin Metals
VANCOUVER — It’s been a long road for junior Duluth Metals (TSX: DM; US-OTC: DULMF) on the northern edge of Minnesota’s prolific Iron Range, but it looks like development at the company’s Twin Metals joint venture…
Garibaldi hits silver and gold in Mexico, hunts copper in BC
VANCOUVER — Ten years of developing and permitting new technology, staking ground, flying surveys, mapping, sampling, and finally, identifying drill targets, is paying off for Garibaldi Resources (TSXV: GGI; US-OTC: GGIFF): it has hit a…
Ivanhoe raises $150M for DRC projects
VANCOUVER — With a $150-million financing, executive chairman Robert Friedland and his team at Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) have sidestepped a cash crunch that could have impacted the company’s ability to advance its…
Low costs at Tenke Fungurume bolster Lundin
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN; US-OTC: LUNMF) continues to be a market darling, largely because of its position in the world-class Tenke Fungurume copper mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mongolian gov’t looks to end dispute with miners
VANCOUVER — Reports have surfaced that discussions within the Mongolian parliament may end a stalemate between the central government and international mining companies active in the country.
Nevsun’s coffers swell as it shifts Bisha to copper
VANCOUVER — In its first full quarter operating Bisha as a copper mine, owner Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-MKT: NSU) encountered some commissioning challenges, like higher-than-expected grades and a trucking bottleneck that filled the…
Fortune to buy Revenue mine in Colorado
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT; US-OTC: FTMDF) is buying 100% of the Revenue polymetallic mine in southwestern Colorado in a staged transaction, putting it a step closer to becoming a junior producer.
[Update] Two drillers dead at First Nickel’s Lockerby mine
At First Nickel’s (TSX:FNI) underground Lockerby nickel-copper mine southwest of Sudbury, Ont., seismic activity that apparently preceded a fall in ground claimed the lives of two contract drillers: Marc Methe, 34, and Norm Bissaillon, 49.