Shining Tree drilling suggests extension
Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V) has completed a five-hole program on its Shining Tree nickel property in Fawcett Twp., about 100 km north of Sudbury, Ont. One hole suggests that mineralization persists do…
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Quadra rolls out 2006 profit
Vancouver — Improved performance at its flagship Robinson copper-gold mine near Ely, Nev., propelled Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O) to deliver net earnings of US$54.7 million in last year’s final qua…
PDAC award latest for Rebagliatis
Vancouver — When Ross Rebagliati won the first Olympic Gold medal for snowboarding in Nagano back in 1998, he was merely showing a competitive streak that appears to run in his family.
Callinan sues HudBay over profit agreement
Callinan Mines (CAA-V) wants a look at HudBay Minerals’ (HBM-T) books over suspicions that the company isnt comply…
Zinifex shaves Wolfden bid, extends time
The bid for Wolfden Resources (WLF-T, WLFFF-O) by Australian zinc producer Zinifex (ZFX-A, ZFEXF-O) will see an ext…
Copper prices rally on Codelco production halt
Vancouver The worlds leading copper producer, Codelco, said a fire has halted output at its Radomiro Tomic mine …
PDAC sends Bill Dennis to The Rock
Allan Keats was careful to thank those who matter most when he took the stage as a representative of Newfoundland a…
Chile loses top ranking in Fraser Institute survey
Vancouver – Mining executives say Manitoba and Alberta have the best policy environments in the world for investmen…
Candente launching feasibility study in Peru
Vancouver – Candente Resources (DNT-T) is launching a study to determine the feasibility of building a US$150 mill…
High on Tibet
SITE VISIT Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China — With the Chinese government looking to use Continental Minerals’ (KMK-V, KMKCF-O) Xietongmen copper-gold deposit as a template for future foreign mining deals…
GlobeStar sees opportunity in DR
SITE VISIT Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — When Bill Fisher, chief executive of GlobeStar Mining (GMI-T), first arrived on the tropical shores of the Dominican Republic, the weather may have…
Codelco strives to modernize
Three decades on from its creation, the Chilean government wants Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, to operate more like its privately owned rivals. But despite offers, the government is lo…