Augusta takes care of looming debt pressure
Augusta Resource (AZC-T) is restructuring US$40-million in debt, easing the pressure to secure financing …
Copper
Philex Posts Maiden Resource On Bayugo
The Bayugo copper-gold prospect in northwestern Mindanao Island in the Philippines has its first resource estimate, Philex Gold (PGI-V) reports.
Mt. Milligan near construction-ready for Terrane
Vancouver – December brought Terrane Metals’ (TRX-V, TRXOF-O) mine-building plans to the cusp of reality wit…
Chinese to buy Corriente for $679 million
Vancouver – After a year of negotiations, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) has inked a deal to sell itself and its …
It’s business as usual, Sunridge Gold says of Eritrea
Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) says United Nations sanctions against Eritrea won’t interfere in its ambitious drilling …
Nevsun says impact of UN sanctions against Eritrea unknown
It is unclear whether a United Nations Security Council decision to impose sanctions against Eritrea will affe…
Fitch Ratings weighs in with base metal forecasts
For the next two years, spending on mining exploration and expansion projects will remain on average below pea…
FNX set to hike production in 2010
FNX Mining (FNX-T) forecasts production from its Sudbury mining camp in 2010 will reach 891,000 tons of ore sh…
NovaGold buys rest of Ambler project
Vancouver – Adding another large-but-isolated northern project to its portfolio, NovaGold Resources (NG-T) has…
CBR Gold gains on high-grade Niblack hits
Vancouver – If the last few drill holes are any indication, there is a whole lot of high-grade mineralizatio…
Capstone looks at going underground at Minto
Capstone Mining’s (CS-T) latest prefeasibility study on its Minto copper-gold mine in the Yukon looks at incre…
Ivanhoe gets specific on Oyu Tolgoi
With a long awaited investment agreement signed by the Mongolian government, Ivanhoe Mines’ (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN…