Cadiscor and Tiomin combine to form new company
The proposed merger of Cadiscor Resources (CAO-V, CADRF-O) and Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) will create a new company t…
Copper
Tiger finding high-grade copper in the DRC
Vancouver – The mineral wealth of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is far from tapped, if Tiger Resources’ …
Volta defines initial copper-gold resource in Burkina Faso
Vancouver – A few days after its joint-venture partner returned full ownership of the Gaoua copper-gold property …
Update:Bidding war heats up for Frontera Copper
A bidding war is emerging for Frontera Copper Corp. (FCC-T, FRCPF-O) that is pitting the Invecture Group against So…
Freeport Defends Phelps Takeover After US$13B Writedown
VANCOUVER — Impairment and goodwill charges primarily related to Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) acquisition of Phelps Dodge in March 2007 have come back to haunt it with a US$13.9-billi…
Minera Andes outlines US$2.7B copper project in Argentina
Vancouver – The price-tag to develop Minera Andes’ (MAI-T) Los Azules copper project is US$2.7 billion, the company…
Southern Copper plays white knight to Frontera Copper
Less than two months after the board of Frontera Copper Corp. (FCC-T, FRCPF-O) urged shareholders to reject an unso…
Sanu proves up VMS resource in Eritrea
Vancouver – After ten years in Eritrea Sanu Resources (SNU-V) has defined its first resource in the West African co…
Exeter releases Caspiche and Cerro Moro gold assays
Exeter Resource (XRC-V, XRA-X) has reported drilling results from its Caspiche gold-copper project and Cerro Moro…
Gold Hawk restructures debt
Shares of Gold Hawk Resources (CGK-V) bounced 75% today on news the junior had restructured its debt in the nick of…
$250M Loan Puts Katanga In Glencore’s Thrall
Faced with the mounting financial distress of Katanga Mining (KAT-T, KATFF-O), the company’s shareholders have agreed to let the world’s largest commodity trader step in.
African Copper Shuts Down Mowana
African Copper (ACU-T, ACU-L) is closing the doors on its Mowana copper mine in Botswana.