Vale wants copper
No longer satisfied with just being the world’s number one iron ore producer, Vale (VALE-N) is looking to incr…
Copper
Inmet weathers tough quarter
The second quarter wasn’t the smoothest for Inmet Mining (IMN-T) but the company is confident that it has some…
Antares PEA values Haquira copper project at US$1.07 billion
Antares Minerals (ANM-V) has completed a preliminary economic assessment for its Haquira project in southern P…
Only one copper division for Grupo Mexico
One of Mexico’s biggest natural resource company’s, Grupo Mexico, wants to merge two of its affiliates to…
Issues in DRC cut copper production for First Quantum
The ongoing uncertainty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ensured that the second quarter wasn’t a…
Xstrata to invest US$1.47B in new Peruvian mine
As part of Xstrata’s (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) goal of raising copper production by 50% and cutting costs by 20% before the end of 2014, the Switzerland-based mining giant has given its copper division the go-…
Orvana’s El Valle-Boinas/Carles mine plan
Vancouver – Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) has released a reserve statement and cash-flow model for its El Valle-Boin…
Thompson Creek to acquire Terrane Metals
Vancouver – The Mount Milligan gold-copper mine in British Columbia is a big step closer to reality after Thom…
Donner up on Xstrata go-ahead at Matagami
Vancouver – Donner Metals (DON-V) received a big stock price boost after Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) announc…
AQM and Teck re-jig Zafranal deal following long copper hits
Vancouver – The long copper hits coming out of the Zafranal project in southern Peru are starting to define a …
Mercator gets Mineral Park into game shape
Mercator Minerals’ (ML-T) continues to shape its Mineral Park mine in Arizona into one of North America’s …
Fjordland, Cariboo shift Woodjam
HORSEFLY, B.C. — There is little for a geologist to see while driving along the dirt roads outside the town of Horsefly. The logging roads that crisscross the forests are mostly punctuated with cattle fields and clear cuts, not rock…