Niblack cuts more massive sulphides in Alaska
Vancouver – Step-out drilling by Niblack Mining (NIB-V, NBLKF-O) has delivered further massive sulphide intercepts …
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Mining sector eyes leftist tilt in Ecuador
Vancouver Mining companies with operations in Ecuador say they remain cautiously optimistic after leftist economi…
Woodlawn pre-feasibility underway
Metallurgical testing and engineering and design work for the Woodlawn base metal project in New South Wales, Austr…
Aquila targets Upper Peninsula
Menominee Cty., Mich. — In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan it’s not hard to imagine you are in northern Ontario. The scenery is much like the north shore of the big lakes, and the little details fit,…
Entre takes the long view in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar — The introduction of windfall taxes on gold and copper last spring coupled with talk of government earn-ins on “strategic” deposits stopped many foreign exploration companies in Mongolia…
New Gold outlines deep zone at Afton
Vancouver — Underground drilling at New Gold’s (NGD-T, NGD-X) New Afton project near Kamloops, B.C., is confirming a new, deep zone of copper mineralization beneath the existing resource.
Starfield advances Ferguson Lake (November 27, 2006)
Vancouver — In wrapping up its 2006 drilling program at the Ferguson Lake copper-nickel-platinum group metals project located 240 km west of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Starfield Resources (SRU-V, SRFDF-O…
Freeport to swallow Phelps
If shareholders give the go-ahead, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) proposed takeover of Phelps Dodge (PD-N) will create the world’s largest publicly traded copper company and the largest …
Bell taps copper at Sombrero Butte
Vancouver — Initial drilling by Bell Resources (BL-V, BZRSF-O) on its Sombrero Butte project in Pinal Cty., Ariz., has delivered a wide copper-mineralized interval.
Canadian Royalties expands Ivakkak (November 27, 2006)
Drilling this past field season by Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O) at the Ivakkak deposit on the Ungava peninsula of northern Quebec has indicated a longer and deeper mineralized zone.
Metallica, Xstrata upgrade El Morro copper-gold resource (November 27, 2006)
Metallica Resources (MR-T, MRB-X) has announced a substantial upgrading of its La Fortuna copper-gold deposit at its El Morro project in Chile.
Fronteer grabs 17.4% stake in Latin American Minerals
Vancouver – Calling it a strategic investment, Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) has taken down a private p…