Noront find fuels deliberation
As consultants begin to piece together a limited but growing database of information about Noront Resources’ (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) Double Eagle project in northeastern Ontario, the discovery is looking les…
Copper
Centenario’s Franke bigger but more costly (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER–In the sand of Chile’s Atacama desert, Centenario Copper (CCT-T) is quietly moving the Franke deposit towards a December 2008 production date.
Castillian, Marifil cut platinum in Argentina (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER — A batch of drill results from the Las Aguilas West deposit, in Argentina, has returned significant platinum values for joint-venture partners Castillian Resources(CT-V, CTIIF-O) and Marif…
Walkouts may keep copper prices aloft
MONTERREY, MEXICO–Anyone looking for reasons why copper prices are likely to remain strong in 2008 need look no further than Latin America.
Batman gains weight, Vista Gold reports
The Batman deposit at the Mt. Todd project in northern Australia has 1.1 million more ounces of gold in the measure…
Barrick to spend US$2.7 billion on Dominican Republic mine
The Pueblo Viejo gold-silver project in the Dominican Republic could be Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) most expensiv…
East Asia Minerals off running in Indonesia
Vancouver – With 15 gold and copper projects on the go in Indonesia as well as three uranium projects in Mongolia, …
Canadian Arrow says Kenbridge nickel project is economic
The average cost of producing a pound of nickel at the Kenbridge nickel project in northwestern Ontario, net of byp…
Noront Resources finds more mineralization southwest of Eagle One
News released half an hour before the closing bell of the TSX Venture Exchange on Monday of another discovery at No…
Northern Dynasty’s Pebble East keeps on growing
An updated resource estimate for Pebble East confirms the claims of Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-T, NAK-X) that i…
Gravity West plummets on Voltaire assays (February 25, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Shares of Gravity West Mining (GRW-V, GRWFF-O) fell back to earth in recent trading after the company tabled long-awaited drill assays from its Voltaire Lake project, located 175 km north…
Newmont sees new woes in Indonesia
Less than a year after being acquitted of pollution charges on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia, Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) is back in hot water again at another mine in the Southeast Asian nation.