Greenstone drills new zone at La Libertad
Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) has discovered a new high-grade gold zone at its La Libertad property in Nicaragua.The new zone, dubbed Santa Elena, is situated immediately northeast of the Crimea zone, …
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BASE METALS — NovaWest buys into Grand Nord property
Vancouver-based NovaWest Resources (NVE-V) will acquire a half-interest in the Grand Nord polymetallic prospect in northern Quebec. The remainder will be held by project operator Falconbridge (FL-T).I…
BASE METALS — Feasibility gives thumbs-up to Varvarinskoye gold-copper project
With a positive feasibility study now in hand, Kazakhstan Minerals (KMC.U-T) plans to seek financing for its 86%-owned, past-producing Varvarinskoye gold-copper deposit.The study outlined a minable re…
BASE METALS — TVI aims to finance Canatuan project in the Philippines
Low prices for gold and base metals have resulted in a moderate first-quarter loss for TVI Pacific (TVI-T), hampering the company’s efforts to advance the Canatuan project on the southern Philippine i…
BASE METALS — Drill program in Peru aims for Antamina lookalike
Major companies rarely bother exploring properties unless they see potential for mineral deposits big enough, or rich enough, to make an important contribution to their bottom line. That, in a nutshel…
BASE METALS — Inco and Fort Knox team up to explore for nickel in Labrador
Junior Fort Knox Gold Resources (FNX-T) will get a helping hand from its major shareholder, Inco (N-T), in its quest for Labrador properties prospective for Voisey’s Bay-type nickel-copper-cobalt depo…
BASE METALS — Breakwater resurrects Tunisian mine
After a startup period of less than a month, the Bougrine mine in Tunisia, has begun cranking out zinc and lead at commercial levels.The mine’s owner, Breakwater Resources (BWR-T), reports that mill t…
BASE METALS — Raudin pegs copper resource
Raudin Exploration (RAU-M) has unveiled its first resource estimate for its Vondenbleu copper-silver property in the Mont-Alexandre area of Quebec’s Gasp Peninsula.Based on a 7,800-metre program comp…
Abacus steps out on La Manchuria
A second round of drilling at the La Manchuria gold-silver property in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province has returned variable results for Vancouver-based Abacus Minerals (AMC-V).Five of the six holes c…
British Columbia, Ontario mines rewarded
Five mining firms have claimed health and safety awards in Ontario, while in British Columbia, a bevy of companies and individuals earned citations at a provincial competition in mine rescue and first…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – INSIDER TRADING — Freeport insiders exercise options
In April, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, two directors of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX.A-N) liquidated stock, while three others increased their holdings…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — Analysts await results from African explorer
Mining analyst George Topping of Deacon Capital is keeping a close eye on results from exploration programs being carried out by Birim Goldfields (BGI-T) and its joint-venture partners in Ghana, West …