First Quantum 2007 copper output up 24%
Vancouver – First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) produced roughly 500 million lbs. (226,693 tonnes) of copper in 20…
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Tanzanian assay results buoy Continental Nickel
In one field season exploration newcomer Continental Nickel (CNI-V) has discovered six nickel-sulphide zones near s…
Baffinland reports iron ore assay results for Mary River
At 600 km north of the Arctic Circle, Baffinland Iron Mines’s (BIM-T) Mary River iron ore deposits are what preside…
El Morro copper-gold project to cost US$2.5 billion
A feasibility study on the El Morro copper-gold project in Mexico put average annual production at 195,000 tonnes o…
Gold-Ore wants to make grade at Bjorkdal
SITE VISIT Skelleftea, Sweden — The Skelleftea belt is best known as a base metal camp, the home of Boliden (BLS-T, BDNNF-O). But like Noranda, Snow Lake, and other massive…
StrataGold on the trail of riches in historic gold district
SITE VISIT Mayo, Yukon — The bumpy, twisting road extends for 45 km and crosses two rivers before reaching the camp at StrataGold’s (SGV-T, SAGDF-O) Dublin Gulch project. A short…
First Point adds to BC nickel portfolio
Vancouver — Since acquiring a pair of B.C. nickel projects in mid-2007, First Point Minerals (FPX-V, FPOCF-O) has added to its holdings and picked up two more properties in a move to target potential…
Daily Metal Prices (January 21, 2008)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $904.75 +31.50 Silver $16.24 +0.75 Platinum $1580.00 +39.00 Palladium $379.00 +4.50 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $12.90 -0.18 Lead $1.21 +0.04 Copper $3.27…
Akie holes consistently promising (January 21, 2008)
Vancouver — Results from another hole punched into the Akie zinc-lead project, in northeastern B.C., have again showed the potential the property holds for Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O).
Thor showing promise for Taranis
Vancouver — Finnish explorer Taranis Resources (TRO-V, TNREF-O) is proving up the potential of its polymetallic Thor project, releasing a steady stream of drill and sampling results from its Canadian…
Howard’s Pass keeps growing for Selwyn (January 21, 2008)
Vancouver — Selwyn Resources (SWN-V, SWNLF-O) pumped $25 million into the huge Howard’s Pass project last summer, completing 37,686 metres of diamond drilling in 103 holes. And while the project clai…