Poirier picks two hot juniors
It’s hard to find value in a market that has been overheated by record high commodity prices and merger mania, but Don Poirier, an analyst with Blackmont Capital who has followed the junior side since…
Copper
A peculiar paradox for Chile’s investors
Santiago, Chile — As copper prices boomed earlier this year, investment managers in the gleaming skyscrapers of uptown Santiago found themselves facing a paradox….
Editorial: When Kipushi comes to shove (September 25, 2006)
In a battle now at the stage of competing advertisements in mining and business publications, Canada’s First Quantum Minerals and South Africa’s Kumba Resources have threatened legal action against co…
Lumina merging with Western Copper
Vancouver — The latest in a series of industry consolidations sees Lumina Resources (LUR-T, LUMNF-O) merging with Western Copper (WRN-T, WCPCF-O) in an all-share deal….
Bringing Chile’s copper unions into the modern age
Santiago, Chile — The union representing 2,052 workers at the Escondida copper mine in Chile’s Region II signed a new collective contract on Sept. 1, bringing an end to a 25-day strike and giving wor…
Murgor to take on HudBay properties
Montreal junior Murgor Resources (MUG-V) has signed a set of agreements with HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) to earn an int…
Rubicon arranges financing for African spin-off vehicle
Vancouver – A newly arranged financing agreement paves the way for Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-X) to proceed with…
African Copper twin holes confirm results
A data verification program by consulting firm RSG Global, commissioned by African Copper (ACU-T, ACU-L) for the Du…
Canadian Shield ups stake in Peruvian copper and gold properties
Canadian Shield Resources (CSP-V) has increased its stake in Gallant Minerals Peru – which holds four gold and cop…
African Copper to go ahead at Dukwe (September 20, 2006)
African Copper (ACU-T, ACU-L) will start construction of a mine at the Dukwe copper project in Botswana, with the h…
Erdenet mining copper under Lenin’s gaze (September 19, 2006)
A giant painting of Lenin’s head still looks down over the sprawling copper and molybdenum project known as Erden…
Lumina merging into Western Copper
Vancouver – Latest in a series of industry consolidations sees Lumina Resources (LUR-T, LUMNF-O) merging into Weste…