Aquila targets Upper Peninsula
Menominee Cty., Mich. — In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan it’s not hard to imagine you are in northern Ontario. The scenery is much like the north shore of the big lakes, and the little details fit,…
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Lundin puts its tag on Mantle Resources
Vancouver – Zinc-focused Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-X) is boosting its exposure to prospective base metal projects b…
Metal price forecast — 2007
Metal investors can be forgiven for popping an extra bottle of Dom Prignon this New Year’s Eve. It’s been a rollic…
Selkirk, Doublestar rise on E zone assays
Vancouver – Selkirk Metals (SLK-V) and partner Doublestar Resources (DSR-V) are gearing up to launch an underground…
Silver and zinc production in near future for Abcourt Mines
Patience is a virtue Renaud Hinse, president of Quebec-based Abcourt Mines (ABI-V), has nearly perfected over the l…
Tri Origin Tables Woodlawn Zinc Resource
Vancouver — Tri Origin Exploration (TOE-V, TROIF-O) has put forth a resource estimate for its Woodlawn base metals project in New South Wales, Australia.
Lundin Eyeing Growth in Iran
Vancouver — Despite the obvious political risks, Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-X) is eyeing a massive zinc deposit in Iran as it bids to join the ranks of the world’s leading base metal producers.
Murgor to Take On HudBay Properties
Montreal junior Murgor Resources (MUG-V, MUGRF-O) has signed a set of agreements with HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) to earn an interest in four massive sulphide prospects in the Flin Flon and Snow …
Gold Hawk to restart Coricancha mine
Vancouver – Recent Peruvian Government resolutions lifting a 2002 “stop work order” on the concentrator has Gold Ha…
‘Everybody wins’ at Capstone’s Cozamin reopening (November 13, 2006)
Zacetecas, Mexico — Just three years after acquiring the past-producing Cozamin property on the outskirts of this historic city, Capstone Mining (CS-T, CSFFF-O) has officially opened an expanded and …
Apogee hits silver-zinc near La Solucion in Bolivia
Apogee Minerals (APE-V, AGEEF-O) had good news from the ground recently, hitting high-grade silver-zinc mineralization near its La Solucion mine — and from the Bolivian government, which backed off f…
Teck posts $504M profit
Vancouver — Robust commodity prices continue to fuel Teck Cominco’s (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) revenue engine, delivering strong third-quarter net income of $504 million ($2.34 per share), up from $405 million…