With quiet hard work, Coro marches ahead
Vancouver – Coro Mining (COP-T) is a company on a mission. The junior explorer debuted on the market in mid-2007 an…
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Mediterranean develops gold-copper belt in Turkey
SITE VISIT Yusufeli, Turkey — Have you ever wondered what happened to Vancouver’s Manhattan Minerals after its high-profile implosion in early 2004 at the Tambo Grande project in Peru, where…
Farallon raises $27.2M for fast-tracked G-9 deposit
Vancouver — An unconventional mine development plan seems to be working for Farallon Resources (FAN-T, FRLLF-O).
Rio Tinto options Global Copper’s Taca Taca (January 28, 2008)
Vancouver — Global Copper (GLQ-T, GOCPF-O) has landed Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) as an option partner on its Taca Taca copper-gold deposit in Salta province, northwestern Argentina.
ECU Silver rises on Velardena resource estimate
Vancouver – A new resource estimate for ECU Silver Mining’s (ECU-T) Velardena project in Durango State, Mexico, has…
Site visit: Mediterranean develops gold-copper belt in Turkey
Yusufeli, Turkey — Have you ever wondered what happened to Vancouver’s Manhattan Minerals after its high-profile i…
First Quantum 2007 copper output up 24%
Vancouver – First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) produced roughly 500 million lbs. (226,693 tonnes) of copper in 20…
El Morro copper-gold project to cost US$2.5 billion
A feasibility study on the El Morro copper-gold project in Mexico put average annual production at 195,000 tonnes o…
Waiting for Godot – in Mongolia
SITE VISIT Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia — Trying to figure out if and when Mongolia will approve an investment agreement — and on what terms — is like trying to read…
Callinan finds new mineralized zone
Before heavy snow could put a stop to drilling last year, Callinan Mines (CAA-V, CCNMF-O) discovered a new silver-zinc-lead system at its Coles Creek property near Houston, B.C.
Thor showing promise for Taranis
Vancouver — Finnish explorer Taranis Resources (TRO-V, TNREF-O) is proving up the potential of its polymetallic Thor project, releasing a steady stream of drill and sampling results from its Canadian…
Copper Mountain revival aims to take mine past centenary
As a director of an energy company looking to make a coal-fired plant out of the former Copper Mountain mill near Princeton, B.C., in 2006, the thought of mining copper there didn’t cross Jim O’Rourke…