Good grades can’t lift Hana
The latest results from Hana Mining’s (HMG-V) Ghanzi copper and silver project in Botswana returned high grades, bu…
Copper
Lines Are Drawn In Battle For HudBay
VANCOUVER — After spending $460 million to acquire a nickel project that’s since been shelved and then attempting to take over Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-N) in a deal that shareholders resoundingly re…
Copper Fox and Lions Gate Metals consider merger
Vancouver – Copper Fox Metals (CUU-V) and Lions Gate Metals (LGM-V) have signed a letter of intent to merge …
Yemen seeks to gain its share of the mining spotlight
Exploration companies looking for the next big find have seldom thought to look in the Middle Eastern country of Ye…
Redcorp enters creditor protection as Tulsequah costs escalate
Vancouver – Redcorp Ventures (RDV-T) has filed for creditor protection, a few weeks after suspending development …
$96 million writedown strikes Quadra
Vancouver – Painful pricing adjustments and a hefty writedown have claimed another victim in Quadra Mining (QUA-T…
New Gold to merge with Western Goldfields
New Gold (NGD-T) and Western Goldfields (WGI-T) are joining forces to create a diversified gold production base fro…
Mongolia’s cabinet endorses in principle Oyu Tolgoi draft agreement
Shares of Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-q) rose 2% or 11¢ to $5.99 apiece in mid-morning trading following news th…
Anglo American to cut 19,000 jobs this year
Anglo American( AAUK-Q, AAL-L) plans to axe 19,000 jobs or about 10% of its global workforce this year due to trimmed-back production plans and rescheduled projects.
Terrane Bites The Bullet And Delays Mt. Milligan
SITE VISIT SMITHERS, B. C. — As Robert Pease, the president and CEO of Terrane Metals (TRX-V, TRXOF-O), would later describe it, the timing of the site visit to the…
GlobeStar Undaunted By Copper’s Descent
SITE VISIT MAIMON, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — A siren wails as GlobeStar Mining (GMI-T) chairman Larry Ciccarelli addresses a crowd of more than 200 people at the Cerro de Maimon open-pit…
Capstone Upgrades Kutcho Resource
VANCOUVER — Every little increase in grade helps at current copper prices.