Lundin Mining to merge with Tenke in $1.4 billion stock swap deal
Vancouver – In a continuation of its plan to become a major international mining house, Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-X…
Copper
Ivanhoe gets agreement with government for Oyu Tolgoi
Robert Friedland appears to have done it again. The man behind Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) and its massiv…
Copper executives forecast another windfall year
Santiago, Chile — The average copper price is expected to average over US$3 a lb. in 2007 due to continued strong demand from China and Asia and the inability of producers to quickly increase supply,…
Afton, again
Vancouver — A feasibility study commissioned by New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) for its New Afton project near Kamloops, B.C., shows positive economics for an underground block-cave operation at the copper-g…
Growth Galore at NovaGold project
Vancouver — After tallying last year’s drill data, NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has boosted resource estimates for its Galore Creek copper-gold deposit in northwestern British Columbia.
International PBX to step up moly-copper drilling in Chile
Vancouver With Sprott Asset Management on board, International PBX Ventures (PBX-V) is ready to step up its expl…
Back Forty drilling cuts gold too (April 05, 2007)
Aquila Resources (AQA-V) has completed two new holes on the Back Forty base-metal deposit in Menominee Cty., Michig…
Production in sight for Fabie
Its been just half a year since First Metals (FMA-T) formed so it could put the Fabie Bay and Magusi River copper-…
Baja revises resource figure
Infill drilling for the Boleo final feasibility study has increased resources on the copper project for Baja Mining…
New Gold likes Afton feasibility
Vancouver – A feasibility study commissioned by New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) for its New Afton project near Kamloops, Br…
Copper projects bloom in Sonoran desert
One of the boats that has been lifted highest by the rising tide in the base metal markets has been the mining industry of Sonora state, Mexico. Sonora, the birthplace of Mexico’s large copper industr…
FNX reserves up along with earnings (March 30, 2007)
Year-end reserve estimates at FNX Mining (FNX-T) show the company replaced its reserves at the operating McCreedy W…