Japan makes plans for energy, resources
Japan is highly sensitive to energy and resource markets because of its situation as a resource-poor nation, almost totally dependent on imported commodities. In view of the increased demand for commo…
Copper
WSR drilling hits promising hole
VANCOUVER — WSR Gold (WSR-V, WSROF-O) got a healthy boost following news that the sixth drill hole into its Ring of Fire joint venture, in the James Bay lowlands, hit a significant width of volcanic-…
Antares study suggests Haquira economic
A scoping study and preliminary economic assessment of the nearsurface leachable portion of the Haquira copper deposit in south-central Peru suggest there is an opportunity for an economic operation a…
Rio Grande shows growth potential for Antares, Mansfield (June 16, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Three stepout holes at the Rio Grande coppergold project in northwestern Argentina returned strong intercepts for joint-venture partners Antares Minerals (ANM-V, ANMFF-O) and Mansfield Mi…
Copper Mountain hits new mineralization
VANCOUVER — The planned super pit at the revived Copper Mountain mine may have to be even bigger than designed, as the latest drilling by Copper Mountain Mining (CUM-V, CPPMF) has revealed two new mi…
ICS Copper plots fresh course at Mokambo
VANCOUVER — Capital markets have not been kind to junior companies struggling to make the transition from exploration to mine development. ICS Copper Systems (ICX-V) has adopted a novel approach to r…
Duluth Metals boosts resource in Minnesota
Duluth Metals (DM-T) has added some heft to its resource estimate for the Nokomis deposit in northeastern Minnesota’s Duluth base metals complex.
Copper supply to remain tight to 2010: Citigroup
Copper prices are often viewed as a barometer for many other base metals and — if current indications are any guide — there’s nowhere to go, it seems, but up.
Sherwood scales down Kutcho
Vancouver – A simplified approach to the Kutcho copper project in northwest British Columbia has returned a positiv…
Kola Mining reports 1.9 billion lb nickel resource
Kola Mining’s (KM-V, MKNFF-O) shares jumped 41% to 32.5 a share today following news that the junior’s Souker proj…
Aura scoops up active copper mine in Mexico
Aura Minerals (ORA-T) has bought a producing copper mine in Mexico for $70 million in cash and shares that has the …
Terrane lands $40M loan for Mt. Milligan
Majority shareholder Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has agreed to guarantee a loan to Terrane Metals (TRX-V, TRXOF-O) for up to $40 million for capital equipment procurement at its 100%-owned Mt. Milligan coppe…