Oremex boosts resource at Tejamen
Vancouver — A newly released technical report and updated resource estimate have given Oremex Resources (ORM-V, OREXF-O) enough confidence to launch a preliminary economic assessment of the Tejamen s…
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International Royalty to pick up Aussie gold NSR
Vancouver — International Royalty (IRC-T) has inked a royalty purchase agreement covering a large package of gold projects, including a producing operation, in Western Australia….
Consmin to take Titan private
Just as in Canada, the nickel industry in Australia is seeing the emergence of small and middle-tier producers growing through consolidation. In the latest move, Consolidated Minerals (CSMBF-O, CNM-L,…
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People (May 01, 2006)
Apex Minerals — Mark Ashley appointed managing director; Kim Robinson appointed director; Mark Bennett to be appointed exploration director….
Suppliers News (May 01, 2006)
Caterpillar profits skyrocket…
Blue Pearl eyes Davidson connector (May 01, 2006)
Underground drilling on the Lower zone at the Davidson molybdenum project, 10 km west of Smithers, B.C., continues to return encouraging results for Blue Pearl Mining (BLE-T, BLEFF-O)….
Lisbon Valley produces copper
Vancouver — Denver, Colo.-based Constellation Copper (CCU-T, CCUDF-O) has harvested the first cathode copper at its wholly owned Lisbon Valley mine near Moab, in Utah’s San Juan Cty….
Midway shaping up zone near Tonopah (May 01, 2006)
A 43-hole drill program by Midway Gold (MDW-V, MDWGF-O) at its Midway property in Nye Cty., Nev., has wrapped up and results show an expansion of at least one of the property’s mineralized zones….
Antofagasta gets Tethyan (April 28, 2006)
Shareholders of Tethyan Copper (TYCFF-O, TYC-A) have tendered about 96% of their shares to a takeover offer fro…
Ekati mine unfazed by strike
Three weeks into its first-ever strike, BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) 7-year-old Ekati diamond mine, about 300 km northeas…
Strike looms over Yanacocha (April 28, 2006)
Roughly two weeks after a group of workers at Latin America’s biggest mine returned to work, miners at Peru’s Yanac…