Erdenet mining copper under Lenin’s gaze (October 16, 2006)
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Frontera harvests copper cathodes at Piedras Verdes
Vancouver — The initial batch of cathodes at Frontera Copper’s (FCC-T, FRCPF-O) Piedras Verdes mine in Sonora state, Mexico have been stripped to yield the company’s first metal production….
Grupo Mexico weathers the storm (October 16, 2006)
Lima, Peru — The Atlantic hurricane season has been mercifully light this year, but Mexican copper, coal and zinc miner Grupo Mexico (GMBXF-O, GMEXICOB-M) still got its share of storms. From a coal m…
Exall, Southern Star to combine (October 16, 2006)
Exall Resources (EXL-T, EXALF-O) and Southern Star Resources (SSR-T, SNSRF-O) have announced plans to merge, a deal that would bring the Gold Eagle project in Red Lake, Ont., under one corporate roof….
Orko keeps drills turning at La Preciosa
Vancouver — Mining has been an economic cornerstone in Durango state, Mexico, for more than 400 years, and junior companies such as Orko Silver (OK-V, OKOFF-O) hope to keep the tradition alive by adv…
lonore estimate expected in 2007
When Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) did the US$425-million deal to acquire the lonore gold project from Virginia Gold Mines in March, there was no reserve or resource estimate for the project and a lot of spe…
Glencairn adds property near La India (October 16, 2006)
A $2.4-million purchase near its La India property in Nicaragua consolidates mineral rights on a known gold resource and offers Glencairn Gold (GGG-T, GLE-X) a chance to ship ore to its Limon mine….
Nevada Pacific sees potential to revive Magistral
Vancouver — An updated technical report prepared for Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V, NVPGF-O) shows that the past-producing Magistral gold mine in Mexico’s Sinaloa state is technically feasible and could…
Amerigo squeezed by restrictions
Vancouver — Copper production from Amerigo Resources’ (ARG-T, ARGOF-O) Minera Valle Central (MVC) operation in Chile will be curtailed after state copper company Codelco gave notice that it is restri…
First Majestic goes on Mexican shopping spree (October 16, 2006)
Vancouver — Junior silver producer First Majestic Resource (FR-V, FMJRF-O) will bolster its Mexican property portfolio with new acquisitions in the vicinity of its La Parrilla mine, in Durango state….
StrataGold hits new zone at Tassawini (October 16, 2006)
Vancouver — After recently marking the 1,000th drill hole (both historical and current) at its Tassawini project in northwestern Guyana, StrataGold (SGV-T, SAGDF-O) has hit a new gold zone….
CanAlaska, Mitsubishi partner in Saskatchewan
Vancouver — CanAlaska Uranium (CVV-V, CVVLF-O) has landed Mitsubishi Development as an exploration partner on its West McArthur uranium project in the southeastern portion of northern Saskatchewan’s…