Alturas looks to Peru for revival of its fortunes
When Miguel Cardozo, Paul Pearson and Augusto Baerti got together to form Alturas Minerals (ALT-V) their collective vision was to enhance Peru’s mining reputation with some big finds.
Copper
Agnico-Eagle invests $1 million in Western Troy
Western Troy Capital Resources (wry-v) is looking to raise $3.5 million on the back of a new copper-gold discovery at Deborah Lake, near Schefferville in northeastern Quebec. The junior announced a series of brokered and non-brokered private…
Thompson Creek boosts output, earnings in Q3
Vancouver – Higher molybdenum prices and increased output helped Thompson Creek Metals’ (TCM-T) increase …
Whistler project starts to shine for Kiska Metals
Vancouver – News of promising drill intercepts, ownership certainty, and positive metallurgical results can ea…
HudBay Minerals releases Q3 results
A shortage of railcars to transport concentrate was largely to blame for lower third-quarter sales and earning…
Equinox looks to Saudi Arabia for copper growth
Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQN-A) wants to cement its position as a leading independent pure-play copper produce…
Iron Creek becoming active in Chile
Vancouver – While Iron Creek Capital (IRN-V) may be rusty after an extended period of little activity, a new p…
Freeport reaches a deal with the DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo has finally completed its lengthy review of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gol…
First Quantum offers $460-million deal to buy Antares
Vancouver – In a big step towards diversifying its copper operations away from Africa, First Quantum Minerals …
HudBay bids for Norsemont (October 18, 2010)
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…
HudBay hikes resource at Back Forty in Michigan
HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) has boosted its resource estimate by more than 100% to about one million ounces of con…
Sandspring Resources raises $51M
On the back of its Toroparu gold-copper project in Guyana, Sandspring Resources (SSP-T) has raised $51…