Staking continues apace in ‘Ring of Fire’
The Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) base metal discovery has spawned a staking rush in the swampy lowlands of northeastern Ontario, just southwest of James Bay. As of mid-February, juniors had stake…
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Yamana CEO proves his mettle
SITE VISIT ALTO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL — Settling into the cramped seat of an eight-seater jet, Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) chairman and CEO Peter Marrone says he hasn’t had a…
Redcorp inks Tulsequah offtake deal
VANCOUVER — Aspiring base metals producer Redcorp Ventures (RDV-T, RDFVF-O) has lined up Swiss firm MRI Trading to purchase zinc, copper and lead concentrates from its planned Tulsequah Chief mine in…
Marathon bids for Discovery PGM (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER–In the midst of completing a feasibility study on its namesake project, Marathon PGM (MAR-T, MRPGF-O) has made a takeover offer for Discovery PGM Exploration (PTD-V, DPTFF-O) in order to ad…
Int’l Minerals mulls options at Gaby
A prefeasibility study for International Minerals’ (IMZ-T, IMZLF-O) Gaby open-pit gold project in Ecuador found that all four processing options tested would be too costly at a base case gold price of…
NovaGold stands pat on Copper Canyon (March 03, 2008)
NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) will maintain its 60% interest in the Copper Canyon property in northwestern B.C., choosing not to exercise its option to move up to an 80% interest by paying Copper Ca…
New resource estimate for Pebble East
An updated resource estimate for Pebble East confirms Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (NDM-T, NAK-X) claims that its copper-gold-molybdenum deposit in southwestern Alaska is one of the most significant in …
Eagle Two find keeps Noront soaring
News of another discovery at Noront Resources’ (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) Double Eagle project drove up the company’s share price 67to$5.50 over two days, with about 4.2 million shares changing hands.
Noront find fuels deliberation
As consultants begin to piece together a limited but growing database of information about Noront Resources’ (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) Double Eagle project in northeastern Ontario, the discovery is looking les…
Centenario’s Franke bigger but more costly (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER–In the sand of Chile’s Atacama desert, Centenario Copper (CCT-T) is quietly moving the Franke deposit towards a December 2008 production date.
Castillian, Marifil cut platinum in Argentina (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER — A batch of drill results from the Las Aguilas West deposit, in Argentina, has returned significant platinum values for joint-venture partners Castillian Resources(CT-V, CTIIF-O) and Marif…
Walkouts may keep copper prices aloft
MONTERREY, MEXICO–Anyone looking for reasons why copper prices are likely to remain strong in 2008 need look no further than Latin America.