Vale mulls run at Xstrata
Vancouver – Ambitious growth plans sees Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) evaluating a poss…
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Site visit: Mediterranean develops gold-copper belt in Turkey
Yusufeli, Turkey — Have you ever wondered what happened to Vancouver’s Manhattan Minerals after its high-profile i…
First Quantum 2007 copper output up 24%
Vancouver – First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) produced roughly 500 million lbs. (226,693 tonnes) of copper in 20…
Letter to the editor: Maintaining P.Geo. accreditation
With professional-geoscientist registration in every jurisdiction in Canada, there is a necessity for P. Geos to ma…
Tanzanian assay results buoy Continental Nickel
In one field season exploration newcomer Continental Nickel (CNI-V) has discovered six nickel-sulphide zones near s…
Baffinland reports iron ore assay results for Mary River
At 600 km north of the Arctic Circle, Baffinland Iron Mines’s (BIM-T) Mary River iron ore deposits are what preside…
El Morro copper-gold project to cost US$2.5 billion
A feasibility study on the El Morro copper-gold project in Mexico put average annual production at 195,000 tonnes o…
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.
TSX Venture Exchange Jan. 8-14
Despite bullion prices soaring to new records above the US$900-per-oz. level, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index dipped a modest 1.42 points to close the Jan. 8-14 trading session at 2,818.56. Da…
Anglo Swiss gets aggregate quarry permit (January 21, 2008)
Vancouver — Anglo Swiss Resources (ASW-V, ASWRF-O) has been granted a mine permit for quarrying operations on its Kenville project, near Nelson, B.C.
UEX discusses West Bear sale with Cameco and Areva (January 21, 2008)
Lengthy lab turnaround times have driven UEX (UEX-T, UEXCF-O) to reprioritize its Athabasca uranium deposits by putting assays from the larger Horseshoe and Raven deposits ahead of those from West Bea…
Laramide proves up properties for gold spinoff
Last April, Laramide Resources (LAM-T, LMRXF-O) announced it would spin off its non-uranium assets into a new company.