Woodlawn prefeasibility under way
Metallurgical testing and engineering and design work for the Woodlawn base metal project in New South Wales, Australia, is under way.
Zinc-Lead
Teck Cominco sinks US$25M into Nautilus
Vancouver — Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O) has secured another major mining company financing, with Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) putting US$25 million into the seafloor mineral explorer as part …
Mantle plans Ecstall takeover
Vancouver – Looking to consolidate ownership in the high-grade Akie zinc-lead project in northeastern British Colum…
More massive sulphides at Niblack
Vancouver — Stepout drilling by Niblack Mining (NIB-V, NBLKF-O) has delivered further massive sulphide intercepts from the Lookout zone at its Niblack project on Prince of Wales Island in southeaster…
Silver Wheaton takes a piece of Sabina
Vancouver – Aspiring Nunavut silver-zinc producer Sabina Silver (SBB-V, SBBFF-O) has secured a new major shareholde…
Tribute pulls high grade zinc at Arrow
Drilling at the Arrow massive-sulphide project in the Confederation Lake area of northwestern Ontario has intersect…
Lundin affiliate hits snag with termination letter in Iran
Vancouver – Union Resources (UCL-A), an Australian affiliate of Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LUMI-S) appears to have hit …
Millstream returning to Potter project
Timmins-based junior Millstream Mines (MLM-V) will resume drilling at the Potter massive-sulphide property in Munro…
Metals forecast
Metal investors can be forgiven if they feel like popping an extra bottle of Dom Prignon this New Year’s Eve. It’s been a rollicking 12-month ride for metal prices, and the shares of many of the comp…
HudBay budgets $45M on exploration, development
As part of a plan to develop marginal deposits while metal prices are high, HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) will spend $8.5 million on a program of infill drilling, a bulk sample and a feasibility study on th…
Teck Cominco investing US$25 million into Nautilus
Vancouver – Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O) has secured another major mining company financing with Teck Cominco…
HudBay budgets $45 million
As part of a plan to develop marginal deposits while metal prices are high, HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) will be spe…