Brilliant sees new nickel zone develop at Lanfranchi
Vancouver – Underground drilling on the newly discovered Deacon zone at Brilliant Mining’s (BMC-V) Lanfranchi mine …
BHP Billiton
Ravensthorpe to cost US$2.2 billion
A revision of estimated capital costs for the Ravensthorpe laterite nickel project in Western Australia now gives t…
Entre takes the long view in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar — The introduction of windfall taxes on gold and copper last spring coupled with talk of government earn-ins on “strategic” deposits stopped many foreign exploration companies in Mongolia…
Skye falls on $80 million offering news
Vancouver – News that Skye Resources (SKR-T) is planning to kickstart development of its Fenix nickel project in Gu…
Freeport and Phelps set to become world’s copper giant
If shareholders give the go-ahead, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) proposed takeover of Phelps Dodge (PD-N…
Rio Tinto throws weight behind Oyu Tolgoi
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) wowed the market in mid-October, by laying the groundwork for a partnership with Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) to get its massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in southern Mon…
Editorial: Russia tightening its grip on natural resources (October 30, 2006)
Foreign investors of time and money in Russia’s mining sector would do well to keep a close eye on the increasingly bullying stance the Russian government is taking towards foreign oil companies, beca…
Editorial: Russia tightening its grip on natural resources (October 25, 2006)
Foreign investors of time and money in Russia’s mining sector would do well to keep a close eye on the increasingly…
Strike averted at Teck’s Highland Valley
Vancouver — Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) and Local 7619 of the United Steelworkers of America have averted a strike at the Highland Valley copper mine, 60 km southwest of Kamloops, B.C., with worker…
Rio Tinto coming to Oyu Tolgoi
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) wowed the market by laying the groundwork for a partnership with Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) in …
Grupo Mexico weathers the storm (October 16, 2006)
Lima, Peru — The Atlantic hurricane season has been mercifully light this year, but Mexican copper, coal and zinc miner Grupo Mexico (GMBXF-O, GMEXICOB-M) still got its share of storms. From a coal m…
Grupo Mexico weathers the storm (October 11, 2006)
Lima, Peru — The Atlantic hurricane season has been mercifully light this year, but Mexican copper, coal and zinc …