Michigan approves Eagle mine (December 17, 2007)
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) subsidiary Kennecott Eagle Minerals will be going ahead with its Eagle nickel-coppe…
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Lead surprise for Zincore (December 17, 2007)
Zincore Metals (ZNC-T) has found a little more lead than expected in its Yanque zinc oxide deposit in southern Peru.
Western Troy adds up at Macleod Lake (December 17, 2007)
Thanks to a field season’s drilling, Western Troy Capital Resources (WRY-V, WTCRF-O) has updated the resource estimate at its Macleod Lake molybdenum-copper project in north-central Quebec.
Pebble Creek plans $10M for India
Vancouver — India-focused explorer Pebble Creek Mining (PEB-V, PBLEF-O) plans a $10-million financing to advance its Askot copper-zinc project.
Northern Peru heading to China
Vancouver — In a deal valued at $455 million, Northern Peru Copper (NOC-T, NPUCF-O) is being bought out by China Minmetals and Jiangxi Copper (JCC-L), majors willing to pay a premium to get their han…
Jinchuan boosts interest in Continental
Vancouver — Chinese smelting group Jinchuan has boosted its interest in aspiring copper producer Continental Minerals (KMK-V, KMKCF-O) to 14% by exercising 8 million of the junior’s warrants for a to…
Noront reports new high-grade intersections at Double Eagle
Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) is reporting promising new assay results from its rich nickel-copper find in the …
Douglas Lake shows VMS potential for Paragon
Vancouver – Paragon Minerals (PGR-V) saw a modest boost in the markets after the first set of drill holes into the …
Relincho results propel Global Copper to new high (December 12, 2007)
Vancouver – A stream of good news from Global Copper’s (GLQ-V) Relincho project in Chile has boosted the junior’s s…
Silvercorp will build new mill for its Ying silver mining camp in China
After a spending spree this year during which Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T) acquired three new properties within 15 km …
Sudden gold for Explorator
Gold grades reaching into the double and triple digits at the El Espino-Venus copper-gold project in Chile have pro…
An early Eritrean Christmas for Nevsun
Nevsun Resources’ (NSU-T, NSU-X) latest deal with Eritrean government has it firmly on the road towards building th…