Alcan takes charge at Coega
An ongoing review of Pechiney assets has prompted Montreal-based aluminum giant Alcan (AL-T) to book an impairment…
Copper
Tasiast permitted
The government of Mauritania has awarded Defiance Mining (DM-T) an exploitation permit for its Tasiast gold project…
AMF advances at Kolwezi
America Mineral Fields’ (AMZ-T) Kolwezi cobalt-copper tailings project in the Democratic Republic of Congo has take…
Mustang cuts komatiitic nickel mineralization
Vancouver — Mustang Minerals’ (MUM-V) drills have discovered nickel mineralization at the Bannockburn nickel proje…
Yamana gets new numbers for Chapada
Revised resource and preliminary reserve estimates for the Chapada copper-gold project in Goias state, Brazil, will…
Constellation takes a shine to Philippine copper
Denver-based Constellation Copper (CCU-T) has agreed to acquire the Hinoba-an copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry depos…
Fronteer to kick off three drill programs next month
Vancouver — Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T) plans to commence drill programs on its Dixie Lake, Swain-Sol D’Or…
Taseko eyes Gibraltar rebirth
Vancouver — A mining investment partnership is looking to raise up to $35 million in an effort to resume operation…
New deal at Altonorte
Employees at Noranda’s (NRD-T) Altonorte custom copper smelter in Chile have ratified a new three-year collective a…
Ivanhoe granted Mongolian mining licences
The Mineral Resources Authority of Mongolia has issued four 60-year mining licenses to Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T). T…
Metco shares surge on Noranda option
Shares in Metco Resources (MKO-V) surged 2.5, or about 21%, to 14.5 in late afternoon trading in Vancouver on Dec…
Ok Tedi suit settled out of court
A class-action lawsuit launched in Victoria state, Australia, against Ok Tedi Mines and BHP Billiton (BHP-N), has b…