Chariot cuts high-grade copper at Mina Justa (March 20, 2006)
Vancouver — Initial feasibility drilling by Chariot Resources (CHD-T, CHDSF-O) on the Mina Justa deposit at its Marcona copper project, in the coastal region of southwestern Peru, ha…
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Protests against Freeport’s Grasberg mine turn deadly (March 17, 2006)
Vancouver – The latest in a continuing series of protests against Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) Grasberg…
Falconbridge plans Novicourt privatization
Facing consolidation itself, Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) plans to snap up the shares in exploration partner Novi…
Corriente awards contract for Mirador mine
Vancouver – The Chilean unit of SNC-Lavalin has been awarded an engineering and procurement contract for the start…
Campbell’s loss widens in 2005
Quebec-based gold miner Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) posted a loss of $21.3 million (20 per share) on reven…
Regalito Copper gets takeover offer
Vancouver — Regalito Copper (RLO-T, RLO-X) has entered a takeover bid agreement with suitor Pan Pacific Copper, wh…
Amerigo confirms resource at Colihues tailings dam
Vancouver An independent technical report commissioned by Amerigo Resources (ARG-T) has confirmed an inferred min…
Blockade shuts down Freeport’s Grasberg
Vancouver — A large group of protesters, some toting weapons, effectively shut down operations at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) massive Grasberg mine in Indonesia’s Pa…
Desert Sun rises on Yamana bid (March 13, 2006)
A friendly bid from Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-X, YAU-L) to take over Desert Sun Mining (DSM-T, DEZ-X) would see the creation of a 450,000-oz. gold producer in the near…
Delivering at Corani
With 89 holes representing over 14,000 metres of drilling completed on the Corani silver discovery in Peru and a resource estimate due out in early March, Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, BC…
Early drilling finds copper at Nova Esperana
Preliminary drilling by Novicourt (NOV-T) and Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) has intersected copper-gold mineraliza…
Dundee Precious Metals gets OK for Chelopech expansion
Vancouver – Dundee Precious Metals’ (DPM-T, DPMLF-O) redevelopment plans for its Chelopech gold-copper mine in cent…