Rio Tinto options Global Copper’s Taca Taca (January 28, 2008)
Vancouver — Global Copper (GLQ-T, GOCPF-O) has landed Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) as an option partner on its Taca Taca copper-gold deposit in Salta province, northwestern Argentina.
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New Nadina breathes life into RIP
More results from New Nadina Explorations’ (NNA-V) “RIP” kimberlite is proving that the pipe is anything but dead i…
Pan African proving up Africa’s big island
Pan African Mining (PAF-V) wants to further the mining momentum that is taking hold of Madagascar.The world’s f…
Waiting for Godot – in Mongolia
SITE VISIT Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia — Trying to figure out if and when Mongolia will approve an investment agreement — and on what terms — is like trying to read…
Geoinformatics’s share price soars on resource estimate (January 21, 2008)
A new resource estimate on the Whistler gold project in Alaska is a “milestone” for Canadian junior Geoinformatics Exploration (GXL-V, GXLIF-O), the company says.
Coral Gold sees Robertson ounces grow (January 21, 2008)
Vancouver — Coral Gold Resources (CLH-V, CLHRF-O) has more than doubled inferred resources at its Robertson property in north- central Nevada’s Crescent Valley.
Columbus inks deal with Barrick
Vancouver — The lure of securing additional ground in the vicinity of its Cortez joint-venture land package has prompted Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) to option a couple of properties from Columbus Gol…
Bear Creek tables Corani scoping study
Vancouver – Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, BCEKF-O) must be pretty happy with results from a recently completed scoping …
Rio Tinto options Global Copper’s Taca Taca (January 04, 2008)
Vancouver – Global Copper (GLQ-T, GOCPF-O) has landed Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) as an option partner on its Taca Tac…
Extract joins uranium stampede in Namibia
SITE VISIT Swakopmund, Namibia — The high-pitched wail from the handheld spectrometer intensifies as the geologist creeps across the dry, rocky terrain of Extract Resources’ (EXT-T, EXT-A) Husab uranium project…
Strong loonie hammers Harry Winston in Q3
What could have been a strong quarter for Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) turned sour, as the strong Canadian dollar erased the effects of higher sales and earnings — and then some.
Michigan approves Eagle mine (December 31, 2007)
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) subsidiary Kennecott Eagle Minerals will be going ahead with its Eagle nickel-copper mine in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, following approval by the state’s Department of E…