Copper Mountain starts 2014 on a high note
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CUM) has exited 2013 in high gear, with the December quarter marking the fifth consecutive quarter of production growth at its namesake copper–gold mine near Princeton, B.C.
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Seabridge expects a ‘big year’ at KSM
CEO Rudi Fronk says 2014 should be a big year for Seabridge Gold’s (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) KSM gold–copper project in northwestern B.C.
Editorial: Shockwaves from Indonesia’s unprocessed minerals export ban
The crisis for miners in Indonesia that quietly built up over late December has exploded in the new year, as miners active there grapple with sweeping new restrictions on exports of raw concentrates from the country.
Rio Alto gets an environmental nod to expand mine at La Arena
Rio Alto Mining (TSX: RIO; TSXV: RIO; NYSE: RIOM) is inching closer to producing copper from its La Arena project in northern Peru, with a recent environmental approval for an 18,000-tonne-per-day, open-pit sulphide operation.
Hudbay unveils financing, 2014 guidance
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) was among the first off the starting blocks this year with news of a $1-billion capital budget for 2014 — the lion’s share of which is earmarked for growth initiatives — and a $150-million…
OceanaGold sees a strong 2014 at Didipio
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OGDCF; ASX: OGC) has reduced the mine life for its Macraes gold mine in New Zealand, but expects a strong production year at its new Didipio copper–gold mine in the Philippines, leaving many investors…
Coro to sell 70% stake in Argentina copper-gold project
Two private companies, one based in Russia and the other in the Ukraine, have signed an agreement with Coro Mining (TSX: COP; US-OTC: CROJF) to buy 70% of its wholly owned San Jorge copper–gold project in Mendoza, a province in Argentina…
Panoro improves Antilla’s copper metrics in Peru
Panoro Minerals (TSXV: PML; US-OTC: POROF) has grown its copper resource by 38% and its molybdenum resource by 53% at its wholly owned Antilla project, 140 km southwest of the city of Cuzco and 120 km southwest of its Cotabambas project in…
Iamgold options into Solvista Gold’s Caramanta project
Shares of Solvista Gold (TSXV: SVV) rose 31% after Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) signed an option agreement for the junior’s Caramanta gold project in Colombia.
More stellar results for Nevsun
Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE: NSU) continues to prove up the mineral potential of Eritrea.
Macquarie reviews 2013 metal prices
Analysts at Macquarie Commodities Research in London and Beijing have totted-up the final numbers for 2013 and conclude in a research note published Jan. 2 that of all the precious and base metals, palladium posted the largest year-on-year…
Pacific Booker’s eye-opening victory in BC’s Supreme Court
VANCOUVER — The B.C. government’s rejection of junior Pacific Booker Minerals’ (TSXV: BKM; NYSE-MKT: PBM) environmental assessment (EA) certificate at its Morrison Lake copper–gold project, located 65 km north of…