Quaterra expands copper zone at MacArthur (February 25, 2008)
It’s been more than 30 years since the MacArthur porphyry copper system in the world-class copper district of Lyon Cty., in western Nevada, was seriously evaluated.
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Centenario’s Franke bigger but more costly (February 21, 2008)
Vancouver – In the sand of the Atacama Desert, Centenario Copper (CTT-T) is quietly moving the Franke deposit towar…
Ascendant closes in on SGV
Ascendant Copper (ACX-T) and St. Genevieve Resources (SGV) managed to hammer out a deal whereby Ascendant will up i…
Capstone to boost production at Cozamin
Capstone Mining (CS-T, CSFFF-O) has started an expansion of its Cozamin polymetallic mine, in Zacatecas state, Mexico, aimed at increasing production by 36% to 40 million lbs. copper per year by 2009.
NovaGold stands pat on Copper Canyon (February 15, 2008)
NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) will maintain its 60% interest in the Copper Canyon property, choosing not to exerc…
Early economics robust at Barytex’s Shituru copper
Vancouver – A recently completed scoping study forecasting robust economics at International Barytex Resources’ (IB…
Coro buying Chilean copper mine
Vancouver – Looking to fast-track its copper production aspirations, Coro Mining (COP-T) has entered into a deal to…
Newmont’s woes mount in Indonesia
Less than a year after being acquitted of pollution charges on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia, Newmont Mining (NMC-T,…
HudBay pays Callinan $2.4 million
HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) has cut a $2.4-million cheque to Callinan Mines (CAA-V, CCNMF-O) this month as pa…
Independent Nickel changes Lynn Lake drill focus
Independent Nickel (INI-T) has intersected higher than expected nickel grades within its existing resource model at…
Alberta Star upbeat on Contact Lake (February 11, 2008)
Grab samples from its Contact Lake property on the south side of Echo Bay in the Northwest Territories appear to le…
McFauld’s West samples promising
Shares of Probe Mines (PRB-V, PROBF-O) shot up 40% in mid-day trading recently on news that the company had found anomalies in nickel, copper, cobalt and silver, as well as anomalous values in gold, a…