Scott Lake Delivering For Cogitore
Cogitore Resources (WOO-V) reported its best-ever zinc grades from recent drilling at Scott Lake, near Chibougamau, Que.
Copper
Mongolia Sends Positive Signal To Foreign Miners
Mongolia’s parliament has voted to set a February 2009 deadline for completing a long-awaited draft investment agreement for Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-n) and Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N, RIO-L) massive Oyu Tol…
Northern Dynasty, Anglo Update Pebble Resource
Vancouver — As Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-T, NAK-x) and Anglo American (AAUK-Q , AAL-l) move the Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum property in Alaska foward, the partners have released an updated res…
Nautilus delays seafloor mine development
The turmoil in the world markets has prompted Nautilus Minerals (NUS-T) to delay the construction of equipment for …
African Copper asks to quintuple outstanding shares to raise needed cash
Vancouver – A massive value writedown for its brand new Mowana copper mine in Botswana, depressed copper prices, an…
Katanga in distress
Speculation over the poor state of Katanga Mining’s (KAT-T) finances is over.
Taseko grows Gibraltar reserves
Vancouver – On the heels of a second expansion at the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine in central British Columbia,…
Aguila Showing Size Potential For Duran Ventures
Vancouver — Drilling efforts at the Aguila copper-molybdenum prospect in Ancash, Peru, are starting to define a sizable zone for owner Duran Ventures (DRV-V, DUVNF-O).
Seabridge Puts KSM’s Mine Life At 30 Yrs
Vancouver — A preliminary economic assessment has put a US$3.4- billion price tag on the Kerr-Sulphurets- Mitchell (KSM) gold project in northwest British Columbia, but the investment would buy a 30-…
Editorial: Nickel Cuts Hit Home
The steep fall in nickel prices since July finally translated into production cuts by the majors in Canada’s nickel camps during the week ended Dec. 6, the 49th trading week of 2008.
BHP Maps Olympic Dam Plans
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L),the world’s largest mining company, is planning to expand its Olympic Dam copper-uranium-gold mine in Australia, envisioning a sixfold increase in mining and milling capaci…
Candente Resource completes PEA for Canariaco Norte
A long-awaited preliminary economic assessment of the Canariaco Norte project in Peru may bring Candente Resource (…