Global Hunter draws bead on upgrading oxide copper resource
Vancouver – Infill drilling by Global Hunter (BOB-V, GBLHF-O) on the Las Posadas shear zone at its La Corona de Cob…
South America
With quiet hard work, Coro marches ahead
Vancouver – Coro Mining (COP-T) is a company on a mission. The junior explorer debuted on the market in mid-2007 an…
Ecuador’s windfall profits tax deepens uncertainty (January 28, 2008)
News in December that Ecuador was following in the footsteps of Mongolia and Thailand with a windfall profits tax o…
Century withdraws Sulliden offer (January 28, 2008)
Century Mining (CMM-V, EXSDF-O) has withdrawn its offer for Sulliden Exploration> (SUE-T, EXSDF-O), which would hav…
Mediterranean develops gold-copper belt in Turkey
SITE VISIT Yusufeli, Turkey — Have you ever wondered what happened to Vancouver’s Manhattan Minerals after its high-profile implosion in early 2004 at the Tambo Grande project in Peru, where…
Zincore starts Accha mine design
Now that Zincore Metals (ZNC-T, ZCRMF-O) has a resource estimate for its Accha zinc oxide deposit in southern Peru, the company has moved straight into prefeasibility study mode.
Brazil to open up uranium sector?
Monterrey, Mexico — Hidden under the trees of Brazil’s northeastern Sertao hinterland lies one of the world’s biggest uranium reserves, the Santa Quiteria deposit, still undisturbed three decades aft…
Editorial: World’s stock markets head south
Panic in the global stock markets gripped a little tighter during the week ended Jan. 19, the third trading week of 2008, and metal prices and mining stocks were swept along in the crowd’s rush for th…
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.
Sulliden rejects Century offer
Sulliden Exploration (SUE-T, EXSDF-O) has advised its shareholders to reject a hostile takeover offer from Century …
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…
StrataGold on the trail of riches in historic gold district
SITE VISIT Mayo, Yukon — The bumpy, twisting road extends for 45 km and crosses two rivers before reaching the camp at StrataGold’s (SGV-T, SAGDF-O) Dublin Gulch project. A short…