Inco to dig deeper at Thompson
Nickel giant Inco (N-T) plans to spend US$34 million developing the 1-D Lower orebody at the Thompson mine in Manit…
Canada
bcMetals gets environmental approval for Red Chris
Vancouver – bcMetals (C-V) has received provincial government environmental approval for its Red Chris copper-gold …
Silver Coin drilling cuts high grade gold
Vancouver – Drilling by Pinnacle Mines (PNL-V) and Mountain Boy Minerals (MTB-V) on the Silver Coin joint venture, …
Committee Bay cuts high-grade at West Plains
Reconnaissance drilling by Committee Bay Resources (CBR-V) has returned an encouraging interval from the Lowlands s…
Partners expand Levack Footwall deposit (August 24, 2005)
An ongoing six-rig drilling campaign has expanded the Footwall discovery behind the Levack No. 2 shaft, 40 km north…
Liberty Mines gets busy at Redstone (August 22, 2005)
Vancouver – Liberty Mines (LBE-V) has received its dewatering permit for the past producing Redstone nickel mine lo…
Birch Mountain raising $32 million (August 19, 2005)
Vancouver – Industrial mineral developer Birch Mountain Resources (BMD-V) is going to the market to raise $32 milli…
Willa disappoints Orphan Boy
A recently completed technical report concludes that mining of Orphan Boy Resources’ (ORS-V) Willa gold-copper-silv…
Pinnacle Mines lands Chinese partner
Vancouver – Pinnacle Mines (PNL-V) has scored a major coup in the Canadian resource scene by securing a significant…
Taseko delivers $10 million quarterly profit
Vancouver – With its Gibraltar copper mine in central British Columbia now in full production and hitting its mark…
Adanac receives cost estimates for Ruby Creek
Vancouver An engineering firm has projected capital costs of $316.7 million, including a 20% contingency, for Ada…
Xstrata takes Falco stake (August 15, 2005)
Swiss-based, diversified base metal miner Xstrata (XTA-L) has added nickel to its portfolio by picking up a 19.9% s…