Sunridge posts strong assay results in Eritrea
Sunridge Gold (SGC-T) has released assays from the first four of 35 holes drilled to define the Debarwa copper-gold-zinc VMS (volcanogenic massive sulphide) deposit at its Asmara project in Eritrea.
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Canaco Resources explores Ethiopia (January 19, 2011)
Canaco Resources (CAN-V) may be best known for its Magambazi gold discovery in the Handeni district of eastern Tanzania, where in late December drill results yielded intercepts of 53.2 metres of 9.51 grams gold per tonne and 17.4 metres of 6.1…
Nautilus secures deep-sea mining lease (January 18, 2011)
Vancouver – A pioneering deep-sea mining operation is a big step closer to reality after Papua New Guinea granted a mining lease to Nautilus Minerals (NUS-T) for its Solwara 1 project in the Bismarck Sea.
HudBay bids for Norsemont (January 17, 2011)
HudBay Minerals (hbm-t, hbm-n) is looking to venture farther south than it ever has before to acquire its next project. The company has made a friendly $520-million pitch to Norsemont Mining’s (nom-t) shareholders in the hope of nabbing…
Copper is the consensus metal for 2011 (January 17, 2011)
When it comes to metals with the best fundamentals, the consensus for 2011 seems to be that copper wins hands down. The industrial metal already rose more than 30% in 2010.”Everybody seems to be bullish on copper and I hate to be a consensus…
Antofagasta helps Duluth Metals bid for Franconia
In a significant land consolidation move, Duluth Metals (dm-t) has agreed to buy Franconia Minerals (fra-t) for $77 million.A map of the two companies’ claims shows obvious synergies, with Franconia’s land package filling the holes between…
Inmet and Lundin propose to merge
The proposed merger of Inmet Mining (IMN-T, IEMF-O) and Lundin Mining (LUN-T), which both companies describe as a “merger of equals,” would create a large base-metal producer in Canada that would replace those the country has lost in the…
AQM gets first resource estimate done on Zafranal
Just four months after making a deal to hold on to its 50% stake, AQM Copper (AQM-V) has its first resource estimate for the Main Zone of the Zafranal project in Peru. The company says measured and indicated resources came in at 301 million…
Tarsis acquires new porphyry prospect in Yukon
If you ask Marc Blythe, president and chief executive of Tarsis Resources (TCC-V), there aren’t many companies like his that are looking for new projects in the Yukon.
Minera Andes pegs Los Azules’ NPV at US$2.9B
Vancouver – Metal prices can make or break a project, and in the case of Minera Andes’ (mai-t) Los Azules copper project in Argentina, a stronger copper price has dramatically increased the potential mine’s value.An updated preliminary economic…
Hana grows Banana resource ahead of PEA
An updated estimate has increased the copper-silver resource at the Ghanzi project in Botswana by more than 40% for Hana Mining (hmg-v), providing a solid foundation for a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) due out in February.The new…
NovaGold makes run at Copper Canyon partner (January 10, 2011)
Just days before Christmas, NovaGold Resources (ng-t, ng-x) has surprised Copper Canyon Resources (cpy-v) by announcing plans to make an unsolicited takeover bid for the company and its 40% interest in the Copper Canyon copper-gold project in…