Shakespeare feasibility works at 4,500 tonnes per day (January 20, 2006)
A feasibility study for Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V) gives a thumbs-up to a 4,500-tonne-per-day open-pit mine and mi…
Copper
African Copper soars on Dukwe drilling
Shares in London-based explorer African Copper (ACU-T, ACU-L) soared by as much as $1, or 79%, to $2.27 in Toronto …
Adastra soars on First Quantum bid
Shares in London-based Adastra Minerals (AAA-T, AAA-L) jumped as much as 89, or 49%, to $2.69 in Toronto on Jan. 1…
Cambridge wins out at Masa Valverde (January 18, 2006)
The mining authority of the Andalusian regional government in Spain has awarded permits covering the Masa Valverde …
Crosby tries again for Tethyan (January 18, 2006)
Having gone nowhere with an earlier bid for Tethyan Copper (TYC-A), Hong Kong merchant bank Crosby Capital (CSB-L) …
Kemess Q4 shines for Northgate (January 17, 2006)
Vancouver – On the back of buoyant metals prices, Northgate Minerals’ (NGX-T, NXG-X) Kemess mine has delivered stro…
Phelps Dodge and TVI mull joint venture
Vancouver – A letter agreement between TVI Pacific (TVI-T) and Phelps Dodge (PD-N) allows the copper giant to fund…
Lumina hits wide gold zone in Expo drilling (January 16, 2006)
Vancouver – Follow-up drilling by Lumina Resources (LUR-T, LUMNF-O) on the NW Expo area of its Hushamu project, on …
BHP drills Dragoon copper project
Vancouver – A drill program by BHP Billiton (BHP-N) is testing a buried copper system at the Dragoon property opti…
Ascendant can’t escape tumultuous history of Junin
It looked as though history was repeating itself on Dec. 10, 2005, when a building belonging to newly listed Ascend…
Reko recalculated (January 12, 2006)
A new resource estimate from Tethyan Copper (TYC-A) on the Reko Diq copper project in Balochistan province, Pakista…
Southern Arc inks Indonesian deal with Newmont
Vancouver – A newly inked agreement with Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) sets the stage for Southern Arc Minerals (…