Copper

Hudbay to build Constancia, signs stream agreement

Construction of the $1.5-billion Constancia copper mine in southern Peru is a go, and Hudbay Minerals (HBM-T, HBM-N) has signed a streaming agreement with Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N) to help foot the bill.Under the first streaming agreement…


Barrick looks to sell its African assets

Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) new CEO Jamie Sokalsky has gotten straight down to business to help lift the company’s stagnating share price through a possible sale of its African unit.


North American Nickel's Maniitsoq nickel-copper project on Greenland's southwestern coast. Photo by North American Nickel

North American Nickel’s interstellar story at Maniitsoq

It is not often that a mining company finds itself headlining space publications and astronomy journals, but that is exactly what happened to North American Nickel (NAN-V, WSCRF-O) when the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland announced…


NovaCopper hits the ground running in Alaska

Newly minted NovaCopper (NCQ-T, NCQ-X) has grand ambitions for its Upper Kobuk project in Alaska’s prolific Ambler mining district, and the company is off to a quick start with a US$16.5-million exploration program and an inaugural…


Machinery moving material at Augusta Resource's Rosemont copper project near Tucson, Arizona. Photo by Augusta Resource

Rosemont will cost more, Augusta says

Shares of Augusta Resource (AZC-T, AZC-X) closed 7.8% lower at $1.66 per share following an updated feasibility study release that estimated higher capital and operating costs for its Rosemont copper project near Tucson, Ariz.Total initial…


Nautilus fighting to stay on course

VANCOUVER — Starting the world’s first seabed mining operation was never going to be simple, but for Nautilus Minerals (NUS-T), the challenges have been multiplying.


Cobriza on the copper trail in Peru

The final results from Cobriza Metals (CZA-T) first drill campaign at its Arikepay project in Peru are in and they continue to indicate that the company is on to a large porphyry system.


A farmer in the foreground at Panoro Minerals' Cotabambas copper-gold project in Peru. Photo by Ian Bickis

Panoro’s Cotabambas could attract a buyer

Christopher Chang of Laurentian Bank Securities believes Panoro Minerals’ (PML-V) Cotabambas copper-gold project in Peru could become an acquisition target, and has initiatied coverage of the junior with a “buy” rating…




Goldquest rises with another Romero hit

VANCOUVER — Goldquest Mining’s (GQC-V) new Romero discovery in the Dominican Republic has yielded another rich intercept, leading to another major spike in the company’s stock price.



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