Copper

Coro Mining shares plunge after environmental permit rejection

The provincial government of Mendoza has failed to ratify the environmental impact declaration for Coro Mining’s (COP-T) San Jorge copper-gold porphyry project in Argentina, voting against allowing the company to build an open-pit mine there.


Resources jump 443% at China Gold’s Jiama

China Gold International (CGC-T) is working hard to impress the market with its Jiama copper polymetallic mine in Tibet as it boosts resources and looks to undergo a major mine expansion.


Prophecy Platinum gains on drill results

Shares of Prophecy Platinum (NKL-V, PNIKF-O) shot up 10.24% or 43¢ to $4.63 on drill results from its flagship Wellgreen deposit in the Yukon Territory, about 317 km northwest of Whitehorse.


What next for Lundin?

Rumours have been circulating for weeks that cash-rich BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BTL-L) might be interested in making a bid for Lundin Mining (LUN-T), but a late-night post on the Telegraph’s website on Aug. 8 added more fuel to the fire.


Majescor doubles on pre-earthquake Haitian drill results

Ottawa-based Majescor Resources (MJX-V) has released high-grade gold assays, including 10.5 metres of 77 grams gold per tonne, from drilling completed in December 2009 at its Somine gold-copper project in northeast Haiti.


Santo Domingo prefeas a feather in Capstone’s cap

Vancouver – Capstone Mining (CS-T) has released a prefeasibility for its 70%-owned polymetallic Santo Domingo project in Chile that shows relatively low capital costs for a project of its scale, just as costs are on the rise for its two…


Early results bolster Cartier

Early results from Cartier Resources’ (ECR-V) Cadillac Extension project near Val-d’Or show promise and the company’s share price responded. Cartier announced that channel samples from the project, which sits 15-km east of Val-d’Or in…


What next for Lundin Mining

Rumours have been circulating for weeks that cash-rich BHP Billiton (BHP-N) might be interested in making a bid for Lundin Mining (LUN-T), but a late-night post on The Telegraph’s website on Monday added more fuel to the fire.


Higher earnings despite lower production for Quadra FNX

It was a busy quarter for Quadra FNX Mining (QUX-T), but one that paid large profits to the recently merged company despite lower production totals. Quadra, which teamed with FNX in May of last year, reported a 75% increase in earnings, as…


Glencore ups ante on PolyMet

Glencore International (GLEN-L) is betting that PolyMet Mining’s (POM-T, PLM-X) NorthMet polymetallic project in Minnesota has the stuff that profitable mines are made of.


Drillers at Carpathian Gold's RVP gold-copper project in central Romania. Photo by Carpathian Gold

Barrick buys 9% of Carpathian Gold for $20M

Carpathian Gold (CPN-T) has received a big credibility boost from Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N), after the miner agreed to purchase $20-million worth of the junior’s shares for an approximate 9% interest.   


Barrick stung by higher costs

Higher costs are pushing capex estimates higher at Pueblo Viejo, Pascua-Lama and Cerro Casale, Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) major growth projects, the company reports.


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