Hudbay increases stake in Arizona Sonoran to 9.99%
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has upped its stake in Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX: ASCU, OTCQX: ASCUF) with the purchase of 11.85 million shares under a private placement. The Arizona…
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JV Article: Arizona Sonoran closing in on permit success at Cactus
With 11 billion lb. of contained copper in the ground and a recently rescoped preliminary economic assessment (PEA) that demonstrates 94% of the resources can be mined with open-pit methods,…
Arizona Sonoran Copper PEA quadruples Cactus project’s net present value
Company shares jumped 35% Thursday after a new preliminary economic assessment envisioning Arizona Sonoran Copper’s (TSX: ASCU; US-OTC: ASCUF) Cactus project as a standalone open-pit mine raised the net present…
Arizona Sonoran expands Cactus copper resource
Arizona Sonoran (TSX: ASCU; US-OTC: ASCUF) increased its measured and indicated resource tonnage for the Cactus copper project in Arizona by more than a quarter after a seven-month drilling program. …
JV Video: Arizona Sonoran Copper says existing infrastructure will lower costs at Cactus
Arizona Sonoran Copper Company (TSX: ASCU) has advanced the past-producing Cactus project to the prefeasibility stage and plans to integrate the Mainspring target and the innovative Nuton technology into a…
Global exploration snapshot: Eight companies seeking copper, precious metals and more
As explorers continue to hunt for precious metals and critical minerals needed for the green energy transition, their pursuit takes them to every corner of the world. Here are eight…
Rio Tinto’s Nuton, Arizona Sonoran Copper ink option to earn 40% on Cactus project
Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX: ASCU) stock closed 10% higher in Toronto Thursday after the company signed a deal that could make a Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) subsidiary a…
New resource bolsters Arizona Sonoran’s Cactus copper project
Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX: ASCU) has nearly tripled its measured and indicated resource at the Cactus porphyry project on the site of the past-producing Sacaton mine south of Phoenix. Cactus…
Site visit: Arizona juniors keen to shore up made-in-America copper supply
A handful of Arizona-focused copper juniors are making steady progress delineating resources and fine-tuning potential development plans towards feeding an independent, Western supply chain. Near the semi-desert town of Casa…
Arizona Sonoran targets year end for Cactus copper PFS
Developer Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX: ASCU; US-OTCQX: ASCUF) moves into a critical new year as it works to complete a resource at Parks Salyer and a prefeasibility study for the…
Southwest US snapshot: Eight companies to watch
The U.S. Southwest is among the top mining regions in North America, with mine operations dating back to the 19th century. Here’s a glimpse of eight companies exploring for precious metals,…