Drilling defines Ming sulphides
A directional drilling program at the Ming massive sulphide deposit in north-central Newfoundland is showing that lower-grade stringer mineralization exists in the footwall of the former producing min…
Copper
Editorial: Race to the Finnish (June 12, 2006)
The geopolitical whirlwinds now buffeting North American miners in the Third World are only underscoring the hard truth that oftentimes it’s best for us to stick to First World countries where there i…
Doublestar launches drill program at Catface
Vancouver The Catface porphyry copper project on Vancouver Island was once among a list of promising projects hel…
Tributable resources
Junior explorer Tribute Minerals (TBM-V) has tabled a resource estimate for the Arrow massive sulphide zone at its …
Campbell files proposal to creditors
Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) has filed a plan of arrangement to get out of creditor protection, and creditor…
Editorial: Race to the Finnish (June 06, 2006)
The geopolitical whirlwinds now buffeting North American miners in the Third World are only underscoring the hard t…
Chariot pulls 92 metres of 2.27% copper from Marcona
Vancouver – The latest holes drilled by Chariot Resources (CHD-T) have returned positive results from two zones th…
Political, social stability ensures Chile’s copper future
Santiago, Chile — Way back in January, copper industry analysts thought US$2.50-per-lb. copper was “unthinkable,” but with over a dollar added to that, until recently it seemed that the copper price…
Nautilus samples deep-sea deposits (June 05, 2006)
Vancouver — Ocean-floor explorer Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O) has returned high-grade copper-gold values from drilling and sampling of a seabed sulphide zone at its Solwara 1 project off the co…
Kalukundi copper deposit shows strong economics
Another Congolese copper project has received a positive feasibility study, this time the Kalukundi deposit in the Kolwezi area of Katanga province….
Yamana turns hedger
Capitalizing on record copper prices, Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-X, YAU-L) has locked in prices on production from its Chapada copper-gold project in Goias state, Brazil….
Rio Blanco takes shape
Early progress on a final feasibility study for the Rio Blanco copper-molybdenum project in northern Peru proposes mining the deposit at 25 million tonnes annually….