Mirabela releases smelter scoping study on Santa Rita
It would cost Mirabela Nickel (MNB-T, MBN-A) about US$254 million to build a nickel sulphide smelter for its Santa …
South America
Int’l Minerals goes back to drawing board for Gaby gold plant
A prefeasibility study for International Minerals’ (IMZ-T) Gaby open pit gold project in Ecuador recommends that th…
Apogee cuts silver-zinc at Pulacayo
VANCOUVER — Shares of Bolivian-focused junior Apogee Minerals (APE-V, AGEEF-O) jumped as much as 67% on strong volume in recent trading, on the results of a pair of drill holes that returned wide, hi…
France denies Iamgold permits
The government of France has rejected the final permit applications needed to start open-pit construction at Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) Camp Caiman gold project, in French Guiana, a protectorate of Fran…
Antares, Mansfield hit new zone at Rio Grande (February 11, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Stepout drilling by Rio Grande joint-venture partners Antares Minerals (ANM-V, ANMFF-O) and Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) has identified significant copper-gold mineralization in a …
Editorial: Aluminum gets a rise from power crises in South Africa and China
While aluminum has made the headlines during the past couple of years owing to all the mega-mergers among producers, the fifth trading week of 2008 saw prices for the metal stand out, as supply was hi…
Coro forges ahead in Argentina, Chile
SITE VISIT Uspallata, Argentina — Coro Mining (COP-T) is a company on a mission. The junior explorer debuted on the market in mid-2007 and plans to be a mid-tier base…
Chile courts juniors to boost exploration
Santiago, Chile — Already home to most of the world’s largest mining houses, Chile is now seeking to raise its profile among the minnows of the industry to turn around a relative decline in explorati…
Ecuador revokes hundreds of mining licences (February 04, 2008)
Hundreds of mining concessions have been annulled in Ecuador by the country’s leftist government, which is preparing to pass a new mining law later this year.
Ecuador’s windfall profits tax deepens uncertainty (February 04, 2008)
News in December that Ecuador was following in the footsteps of Mongolia and Thailand with a windfall profits tax on miners has left the industry reeling with uncertainty.
Coalcorp gets takeover proposal
Vancouver – An unnamed party is courting Coalcorp Mining (CCJ-T) — looking to acquire the new coal producer with o…
France denies Iamgold Camp Caiman permits
Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) wants to know why the French government has rejected the final permit applications needed to…