Colossus finds new zones at Serra Pelada
Nearly 25 years after Serra Pelada hosted the largest precious metals rush in Latin American history, the high-grade gold-platinum-palladium project in Brazil’s Para state continues to impress, yieldi…
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No more toll milling for Alexis (July 26, 2010)
Alexis Minerals (AMC-T) will save $12-$15 per tonne by processing ore from the Lac Herbin gold mine near Val d’Or, Que., at its recently refurbished Aurbel mill.
Anaconda Mining bids for New Island Resources
Anaconda Mining’s (ANX-T) all-share takeover bid for New Island Resources (NIS-V) “reflects full value” for New Island’s assets, the Toronto-based company says. The news sent New Island shares up 42.9…
Thompson Creek to acquire Terrane
VANCOUVER– The Mt. Milligan gold-copper mine in British Columbia is a step closer to reality after Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) struck a deal to acquire project owner Terrane Metals (TRX-V).
Ivanhoe, Rio clash over Oyu Tolgoi
VANCOUVER — When the asset in question is home to 81 billion lbs. copper and 46.4 million oz. gold and is expected to cost US$4.6 billion to develop, a bit of tension between its owners over financin…
Donner rises as Xstrata advances zinc mine
VANCOUVER — Donner Metals (DON-V) shares received a big boost after Xstrata (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) announced it would begin building the Bracemac-McLeod zinc mine at the joint-ventured Matagami project, ne…
Western Lithium’s rare jewel: Kings Valley
SITE VISIT RENO, NEV. — Jay Chmelauskas, president of Western Lithium (WLC-V), saw the potential of lithium over five years ago. Chmelauskas, then-chief executive of…
Astur Gold bullish on Spanish Salave project
Vancouver – Five years ago Lundin Mining (LUN-T) was busy developing its Salave gold project in northwestern S…
Positive economics for Tyhee’s Yellowknife gold project
Vancouver – Tyhee Development’s (TDC-V) Yellowknife gold project could produce more than 800,000 oz. gold over…
Antares PEA values Haquira copper project at US$1.07 billion
Antares Minerals (ANM-V) has completed a preliminary economic assessment for its Haquira project in southern P…
Only one copper division for Grupo Mexico
One of Mexico’s biggest natural resource company’s, Grupo Mexico, wants to merge two of its affiliates to…
Kinross buys Russian licences from B2Gold Corp.
Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) is buying B2Gold’s (BTO-T) right to acquire an interest in the Kupol East and West l…