Positive study tabled for Finlayson
The Finlayson zinc project in southeastern Yukon is technically and economically viable, according to a prefeasibility study which assumes that the sulphide concentrates are marketable without any sec…
Cominco Ltd
VMS find spurs activity near Merritt
Vancouver — The discovery of volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) mineralization along the busy Coquihalla Highway near Merritt, B.C., has sparked a staking rush in the province’s Okanagan region.”It …
Noranda
Vancouver — Improved earnings from coal operations and Cominco’s (CLT-T) solid financial performance helped Teck (TEK-T) post an impressive third-quarter profit.The Vancouver-based major tabled earni…
Atna to review Finlayson
Atna Resources (ATN-T) has commissioned Kilborn Engineering Pacific to perform an independent, third-party review of the Finlayson project in southeastern Yukon.The review follows a recent agreement b…
AngloGold expands presence in South America
The world’s largest gold producer has set its sights on several prospective areas of South America as part of an ongoing effort to expand beyond its operating base in South Africa.In the past year, An…
Aur spurned again
Aur Resources’ (AUR-T) 2-week-old bid to acquire a 76.5% interest in the Quebrada Blanca open-pit copper mine in Chile came to an abrupt end as one of the mine’s remaining shareholders, Chilean-based …
Expatriate tables plans for Wolverine-Kudz Ze Kayah
With the deal to buy certain interests in southeastern Yukon from Cominco (CLT-F) set to close May 5, junior Expatriate Resources (EXR-V) is preparing to launch an aggressive work program. All the int…
MM2000 highlights industry successes and challenges
Mining Millennium 2000 was every bit the grand convention and trade show that its organizers — the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallur…
Aur spurns Cambior to buy Chilean mine
Spying a better opportunity in Chile, Aur Resources (AUR-T) has withdrawn its merger proposal with beleaguered Cambior (CBJ-T) to pick up a controlling stake in the Quebrada Blanca copper mine from Co…
Expatriate inks deal to acquire Kudz Ze Kayah
Junior Expatriate Resources (EXR-V) has a struck a deal with Cominco (CLT-T) to buy certain interests in the Finlayson Lake district of southeastern Yukon, including the Kudz Ze Kayah polymetallic dep…
Cominco banks on success of Red Dog
As the latest operating figures show, the Red Dog zinc-lead-silver mine in northwestern Alaska continues to add considerable value to Cominco’s (CLT-T) bottom line.Between the recent first quarter and…
Eagle Plains forms alliance with Billiton
Eagle Plains Resources (EPL-A) has entered into a financing arrangement with Billiton Exploration Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of London-based Billiton.In return for taking down a $450,000 privat…