Copper

B.C. Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett (left) joins Taseko Mines president and CEO Russell Hallbauer onstage at the company's Gibraltar mine-expansion celebration in B.C. Photo by Gwen Preston.

Taseko celebrates an improved Gibraltar mine

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — When Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-MKT: TGB) reopened Gibraltar near Williams Lake in 2006, the 36-year-old mine had enough ore to feed its 30,000-tonne-per-day mill for just over three years.




Donner on life-support after losing Bracemac-McLeod

Despite a valiant attempt to raise capital, Donner Metals (TSXV: DON; US-OTC: DONFF) defaulted on a payment owed to Glencore Xstrata (LSE: GLEN) and as a result handed over its 35% interest in the Bracemac-McLeod mine…


A drill rig at Torex Gold Resources' Morelos gold project in Guerrero state, Mexico. Credit: Torex Gold Resources

Torex tallies Media Luna resource in Guerrero

It’s been a busy few months in Mexico for Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG), which is advancing two projects on its Morelos property, a 290 sq. km landholding in Guerrero state.


EMED says Rio Tinto is on track as CEO resigns

EMED Mining (TSX: EMD; LSE: EMED), which has been working for several years to satisfy the requirements of the Spanish government so that it can revive the past-producing Rio Tinto copper mine in Andalucia, says it expects to receive all…


Exeter's Caspiche gold-copper project in Chile's Maricunga gold belt. Source: Exeter Resource

Exeter downsizes Caspiche to cut costs

Exeter Resource (TSX: XRC) is considering building a smaller-scale operation at its Caspiche gold-copper project in Chile’s famed Maricunga gold belt to lower start-up costs compared to developing a super pit that was proposed in its…


A drill rig at the Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska. Source: Northern Dynasty Minerals

Anglo American kicks aside Pebble

VANCOUVER — The massive and controversial Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska is solely owned again by junior Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-MKT: NAK), now that its joint-venture partner Anglo American (LSE: AAL; US-OTC:…


Mining activity in the pit at Monument Mining's Selinsing gold mine in Malaysia. Source: Monument Mining

Monument forges ahead in Malaysia

VANCOUVER — It has been three years since Vancouver-based junior Monument Mining (TSXV: MMY) started production at its Selinsing gold mine at Bukit Selinsing Koyan, 65 km north of Raub, Malaysia. And the company is showing no signs of…



Drilling in search of uranium near Falea in western Mali, about 20 km north of the country's border with Guinea (2008). Source: Rockgate Capital

Denison Mines tops Mega’s offer for Rockgate

Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) has tabled a superior all-share bid for Rockgate Capital (TSX: RGT), a week before Rockgate shareholders are set to vote on a merger with Mega Uranium (TSX: MGA), claiming…



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