European Minerals ready to roll at Varvarinskoye
Vancouver A US$75.4-million loan arrangement will be used by European Minerals (EPM-T, EUM-L) to fund the debt po…
Copper
Yamana aims for big leagues through RNC merger
Vancouver A proposed merger with RNC Gold (RNC-T) would allow Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-X, YAU-L) to dramatically b…
Gold Fields gets green light for Cerro Corona
Vancouver The Peruvian government has approved an environmental impact study for the Cerro Corona gold-copper pro…
Who else is going to bring you a Broken Hammer? (November 30, 2005)
Sudbury, Ont.-based explorer Wallbridge Mining (WM-T) has unveiled the first resource estimate for the Broken Hamme…
Minera Andes expands Los Azules
Vancouver A preliminary agreement with a copper unit of Xstrata (XTA-L) gives Minera Andes (MAI-T) rights to own …
Campbell increases resource at Corner Bay (November 28, 2005)
Exploration by Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) at the Corner Bay project southeast of Chibougamau, Que., has es…
Mongolian murmurs rattle miners
Vancouver – Although preliminary, reports of proposed amendments to Mongolia minerals and mining policy sent ripple…
Capstone hits more copper-silver at Cozamin (November 25, 2005)
Vancouver – Underground drilling by Capstone Gold (CSG-T, CSGLF-O) on its Cozamin copper-silver-zinc project, in so…
Rio Narcea breaks ground in Mauritania
Rio Narcea Gold Mines’ (RNG-T) has broken ground at its Tasiast gold project, 310 km northeast of Mauritania’s capi…
Northgate drilling indicates deep zone at Kemess (November 25, 2005)
Exploration drilling east of the proposed open pit at the Kemess North copper-gold deposit in northwestern British …
QGX prices $35 million offering
Vancouver – Mongolian-focused metals and coal explorer QGX (QGX-T, QGXLF-O) has priced its planned $35 million publ…
Rubicon proposes three-way split (November 22, 2005)
Vancouver – A proposed corporate reorganization will have Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-X) split into three separate…