Move over nickel, here comes lead (June 22, 2007)
With lead prices steadily climbing towards record highs, the un-glamorous metal looks poised to knock nickel off it…
Zinc-Lead
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…
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…