Imperial Metals bids for bcMetals
Vancouver — A proposed takeover bid for bcMetals (C-V, BMTLF-O) could catapult Imperial Metals (III-T, IPMLF-O) into a much larger gold and copper producer, assuming the company completes the acquisi…
Copper
Chariot gets metallurgical results
Metallurgical testing on material from the Mina Justa project in Peru broadly confirmed the assumptions in a May sc…
New World cuts higher grades at Lipea
Vancouver – The second and third holes by New World Resource (NW-V, MWFFF-O) at its Lipea project in southwestern …
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…
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…