Norsemont rides into Peru
SITE VISIT Lima, Peru — When Bob Baxter left his post as executive vice-president at Char- iot Resources (CHD-T) to become president of Norsemont Mining (NOM-T), he didn’t have to…
Copper
Zaruma updates Luz del Cobre numbers (May 21, 2007)
Thanks to additional metallurgical testing and orebody modelling, Zaruma Resources (ZMR-T, ZMRAF-O) has posted a revised reserve figure for its Luz del Cobre copper project, in Sonora state, Mexico.
NAP outlines Shebandowan zones
An 8,400-metre drilling program at the Shebandowan mine, west of Thunder Bay, Ont., has defined three zones of mineralization west of the former nickel producer.
African Copper cuts mineralization on Matsitama project (May 17, 2007)
Delineation drilling by African Copper (ACU-T, ACU-L) has cut several long intersections of copper mineralization…
Serengeti surges on more wide Kwanika intercepts
Vancouver – Another batch of wide mineralized intercepts from its Kwanika property in north-central B.C. launched S…
Centrasia up on word of Russian nickel acquisition
Centrasia Mining (CTM-V, CTMHF-O) made big market gains after announcing it has agreed to acquire three nickel-copp…
Southern Arc’s IR slip-up
A typo delayed an enthusiastic reaction to big news from Southern Arc Minerals (SA-V) West Lombok copper-gold prop…
Kazakhmys set to take out Eurasia Gold
In a transaction worth about $288 million, London-listed Kazakhmys (KAZ-L) has offered to take over Eurasia Gold (E…
Big Lake Gives Metalcorp a Big Surprise
SITE VISIT Thunder Bay, Ont. — A mineral prospect recently discovered on the north shore of Lake Superior by Metalcorp (MTC-V, MTLCF-O) illustrates how nature has a surprise or two…
Tribute Seeks Permit
Tribute Minerals (TBM-V, TBMIF-O) has started permitting work for an underground ramp on the Arrow Zone massive-sulphide deposit on its Garnet Lake property, in northwestern Ontario.
Anvil Approves Kinsevere Expansion
With most of the initial construction complete at the Kinsevere copper mine in Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Anvil Mining (AVM-T, AVM-A) has approved the second stage of the proj…
DRC Woes for Africo
Vancouver — A recent court decision in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has dealt a major blow to Africo Resources (ARL-T, AFCRF-O) concerning its recently announced 75% ownership in the Ka…