Strong Pumpkin Hollow Drill Results For Nevada Copper
VANCOUVER — The latest drill results out of Nevada Copper’s (NCU-T, NEVDF-O) Pumpkin Hollow project in Nevada look set to boost resources in a new estimate due out before mid-year.
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Formation gains on USFS rejection of Xstrata appeal
Vancouver – An arduous environmental-permitting odyssey is over for Formation Capital (FCO-T, FCACF-O).
Plot thickening in US$1.7B Asarco asset-sale to Vedanta
Vancouver – Despite a ruling that approves certain conditions of a proposed US$1.7 billion sale of Asarco’s operati…
Tower Hill keeps hitting gold at Livengood
Vancouver – The Livengood gold deposit in Alaska just keeps growing for International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-V).
Firstgold’s first gold pour may be its last
Firstgold (FGD-T) has defaulted on two loans and been forced to suspend crushing activity at its Relief Canyon heap…
Freeport McMoRan’s first quarter revenue cut in half
Overall production was up and gold revenues from its Grasberg operations in Indonesia completely offset production …
Fronteer Posts Drill Results From Sandman
As part of its US$5-million work-program commitment on Fronteer Development Group’s (FRG-T, FRG-X) Sandman project, a subsidiary of Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) has drilled 30 holes so far this year …
Yukon-Nevada Sorts Out Jerritt Canyon Mess
After a year of addressing environmental and operational issues, Yukon-Nevada Gold (YNG-T) is finally able to restart milling at its Jerritt Canyon mine in northeastern Nevada’s Elko Cty.
Yukon Nevada cuts more gold at Ketza River
Yukon-Nevada Gold (YNG-T) has intersected gold in step-out holes on its past-producing Ketza River project near the…
NovaGold to decide future of Rock Creek
Vancouver – In its latest quarterly report NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) lays out plans for 2009 that include mak…
Cliffs Natural Resources idles metallurgical coal output
As the economic crisis continues to squash demand for steel, Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) is idling some of its…
First Resource On Fronteer’s Long Canyon
Fronteer Development Group’s (FRG-T, FRG-X) has long said that its Long Canyon gold deposit in the heart of the Pequop mountain range in northeastern Nevada may define an entirely new gold trend, and …