Breakwater reserves up 50% at El Toqui (June 22, 2007)
Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) latest reserve increase for its El Toqui zinc project has given the company the confi…
Zinc-Lead
Aquila drills 87 metres grading 9.8% zinc
Aquila Resources (AQA-V) has reported its largest zinc intercept ever as it drills its way through a 20,000-metre p…
Canadian juniors look to light a fire in Jalisco
SITE VISIT Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico — When talk turns to Mexican mining, Jalisco doesn’t have the historical cachet of Durango or the copper-fed importance of Sonora. But this state on…
Angus & Ross funds Black Angel (June 18, 2007)
Angus & Ross (AGU-L) has lined up a US$30-million loan combined with an issue of equity to allow faster development of the Black Angel zinc-lead mine in western Greenland.
Canadian Zinc sees Prairie Creek vein widen to north
Vancouver — Underground drilling by Canadian Zinc (CZN-T, CZICF-O) on its Prairie Creek zinc-lead-silver deposit in the Mackenzie Mountains region of western Northwest Territories is returning a numb…
Millstream intersects more sulphides (June 18, 2007)
A new drill hole on the Potter massive sulphide deposit near Matheson, Ont., has intersected more sulphide mineralization.
European Goldfields increases stake in Greek projects (June 18, 2007)
European Goldfields (EGU-T, EGU-L) is looking to boost its interest in its Greek projects to 95% at a cost of US$178 million.
Aur officially opens Duck Pond
With concentrate production well under way, and an official opening ceremony under its belt, mid-tier copper miner Aur Resources (AUR-T, AURRF-O) is off to a good start at its new, wholly owned Duck P…
Geodex readies for Sisson scoping study
Geodex Minerals (GXM-V, GXMLF-O) has contracted for a preliminary economic analysis on the Sisson Brook tungsten-molybdenum- copper deposit in central New Brunswick.
SRA speeds Tennessee zinc mines into action (June 18, 2007)
With a $105-million initial public offering completed in May, Strategic Resources Acquisition Corp. (SRA) (SRZ-T) is gearing up to bring the Middle Tennessee Zinc Mines back into production by the fou…
Redcorp seeks $240M to build Tulsequah
Vancouver — Redcorp Ventures (RDV-T, RDFVF-O) has inked the preliminary short form prospectus paperwork for up to $240 million in financing for development and construction of its planned Tulsequah p…
Red Dragon looks for new zinc projects
As it plays the waiting game for permits, Red Dragon Resources (DRA-V) is making plans to expand its zinc portfolio…