Quadra Mining To Buy Centenario Copper
VANCOUVER — Patience has paid off for Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O). The Vancouver-based company, which has been quietly stockpiling cash from its Robinson copper-gold mine in Nevada, waiting for th…
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Chinalco Pumps US$19.5B Into Rio Tinto
China’s largest aluminum producer will invest US$19.5 billion in Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) through joint ventures and convertible debt in a deal that will help the Anglo-Australian mining giant pay dow…
Cadiscor And Tiomin To Combine
The proposed merger of Cadiscor Resources (CAO-V, CADRF-O) and Tiomin Resources (TIO-T, TMIRF-O) will create a new company that will be well capitalized to become an intermediate gold producer, manage…
Gold Hawk Restructures Debt
Gold Hawk Resources (CGK-V, CGHRF-O) has restructured its debt in the nick of time.
Newmont posts record revenues in 2008
The Year of the Rat brought higher multiples for Newmont Mining Corp. (NMC-T, NEM-N). The gold major posted 2008 re…
China Inc. steps up foreign acquisitions; bids for Oz Minerals
China’s state-owned companies are ratcheting up their acquisitions of struggling mining companies that have been hi…
Exeter Cuts Lengthy Low-Grade Gold At Caspiche
Exeter Resource( XRC-V, XRA-X) has reported drilling results from its Caspiche gold-copper and Cerro Moro gold-silver projects, in South America.
Bidding War Erupts For Frontera Copper
A bidding war is emerging for Frontera Copper (FCC-T, FRCPF-O) that is pitting the Invecture Group against Southern Copper Corp. (PCU-N).
Quadra Mining buys Centenario Copper
Vancouver – Patience has paid off for Quadra Mining (QUA-T). The Vancouver-based company has been quietly stockpi…
Capstone upgrades Kutcho resource estimate
Vancouver – Every little bit of grade helps at current copper prices.
Rio Tinto enters strategic partnership with Chinalco
China’s largest aluminum producer will invest US$19.5 billion in Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) through joint ventures an…
TSX to determine Minera Andes’ fate as producer asks to issue 121 million shares
Vancouver – A few months ago, it seemed like Minera Andes (MAI-T) had it all: a 49% stake in a producing gold-sil…