Petaquilla lifts veil on Jinchuan talks (September 13, 2006)
Petaquilla Minerals (PTQ-T, PTQMF-O) has revealed that it is in talks with Chinese nickel producer Jinchuan Group t…
Copper
Capstone achieves commercial production at Cozamin
Vancouver – Capstone Mining (CS-T) has officially joined the ranks of producing companies after achieving commerci…
Taseko drilling boosts resource potential at Gibraltar
Vancouver The $2-million drilling program launched by Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) earlier this year is confirming…
First Quantum asserts rights as Gecamines seeks bids for Kipushi
Vancouver – In a battle launched by competing advertisements in mining and business publications, First Quantum Mi…
Alexis goes two camp
As the old adage goes, the best place to find a mine is in the shadow of a headframe. The odds, then, seem stacked in favour of Alexis Minerals (AMC-V, AXSMF-O), which is poking around behind some 60…
Inco on the brink-o (September 11, 2006)
Just a week after officially shunning Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) (rio-n) in favour of Phelps Dodge (PD-N), Inco (N-T, N-N) has terminated its combination agreement with the Arizona-based copper…
Imperial makes bid for bcMetals
Vancouver – A newly launched takeover bid for bcMetals (C-V) could catapult Imperial Metals (III-T) into a much la…
Schaft Creek drilling returns high-grade gold for Copper Fox (September 07, 2006)
Vancouver – Partial assays from Copper Fox Metals’ (CUU-V, CPFXF-O) initial 2006 drilling at its Schaft Creek proje…
Reserve upgrade adds a year to Alumbrera mine
Vancouver — Reserve upgrades at the Alumbrera copper-gold mine in northwestern Argentina have added one year to the life of the major open-pit operation, owned by Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), Northern Orion…
QGX weathering Mongolia’s tax storm (September 04, 2006)
It takes a lot of blood, sweat and tears to develop a deposit in a young democracy. Sometimes the work gets rewarded; other times, the rug gets pulled out just when things are coming into alignment….
Ivanhoe posts Q2 loss
Vancouver — Accelerated exploration and development spending at its Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold deposit in southern Mongolia pushed Ivanhoe Mines (ivn-t, ivn-t) deeper into the red in the second quarter,…
Mill changes pay off for GobiMin
Venture-listed GobiMin (GMN-V, GMNFF-O) posted earnings of US$879,000 on revenue of US$3.5 million in the quarter ended June 30, a net result of US1.4 per share….