Redcorp, New Gold rattled by credit market disruptions (August 16, 2007)
Vancouver – News from Redcorp Ventures (RDV-T, RDFVF-O) stating a portion of its $240 million in cash investments w…
Copper
Continental gets positive feasibility for Xietongmen (August 15, 2007)
Vancouver – Continental Minerals (KMK-V, KMKCF-O) now holds a positive feasibility study for its Xietongmen copper-…
Linear seeking moly at KM61
Resampling of cores at the KM61 copper-molybdenum prospect east of Armstrong, Ont., has shown there is a previously…
Sheffield drills high-grade copper at Moonlight
Vancouver – A trio of drill holes by Sheffield Resources (SLD-V, SLDOF-O) on the Engels mine area of its Moonlight …
Hungry for Meridian, Yamana ups cash component of offer
Six weeks after Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) announced its original proposal to merge and take over Meridian G…
Peruvian president seeks mining growth
Lima, Peru — As he opened the Cerro Lindo zinc-copper operation of Compania Minero Milpo at the end of July, Peru’s President Alan Garcia threw down the gauntlet, challenging the South American count…
Revett outlines deep zones at Troy
Revett Minerals (RVM-T, RVMIF-O) is planning a new resource estimate for four mineralized zones on its Troy copper-silver mine in Montana, following an underground drilling program.
Metco one study closer
A prefeasiblity study for Metco Resources’ (MKO-V, MTKOF-O) Caber and Caber North zinc-copper deposits in Matagami, Que., found the project would generate a net positive cash flow of nearly $20 millio…
Northern Dynasty lands Anglo as Pebble partner
Vancouver — Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V, NAK-X) has brought on senior miner Anglo American (AAUKD-Q, AAL-L, AGL-J) as an equal partner to develop its Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry depos…
EMED looking at buying Rio Tinto (August 13, 2007)
A London-listed junior is in negotiations to acquire Rio Tinto — not the company, but the historic base-metal property in Spain, where Rio Tinto Zinc got its start.
Farallon beefs up G-9 deposit
Farallon Resources (FAN-T, FRLLF-O) intersected its highest grades yet at the G-9 deposit at its Campo Morado polymetallic project, in Guerrero state, Mexico.
Editorial: Hopes for retribution for Busang keep fading
What had most mining people talking during the week ended Aug. 4, the 31st trading week of 2007, was the acquittal on July 31 of former vice-president of exploration at Bre-X Minerals, John Felderhof,…