Hecla drilling depth extension at San Sebastian
Hecla Mining (HL-N) says it expects to make a decision in the last half of the year on whether to go underground on…
News
Implats signs regal BEE deal
Impala Platinum Holdings (IMPUY-O), the world’s second-largest platinum producer, has agreed to sell a 49% stake in…
Rio Tinto going deep on Argyle mine (December 13, 2005)
Vancouver – The much delayed decision by Rio Tinto (RTP-N) on whether to transition its Argyle open pit diamond min…
UPDATE: Placer and Barrick take a breather
Placer Dome (PDG-T,PDG-N) and Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) took a break from a month-long sparring match on Dec. 11,…
Southwestern aims drills at Boka 7 as pre-feasibility study begins
Vancouver Now that a pre-feasibility study has been awarded to engineering firm Ausenco, Southwestern Resources (…
Precious metals sweeten pot for Yukon Zinc
Vancouver With final results from this year’s drill program in hand, Yukon Zinc (YZC-V) has encountered additiona…
International Minerals weighs San Luis (December 12, 2005)
International Minerals (IMZ-T) has pegged the recently discovered San Luis vein system on the Rio Blanco epithermal…
Taseko boosts reserves at Gibraltar
Vancouver A 30% increase in reserves is expected to increase the life of the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine by …
BHP Billiton takes kick at Agata nickel
Vancouver – Surigao joint venture partners Mindoro Resources (MIO-V, MNODF-O) and Panoro Minerals (PML-V, POROF-O) …
Inter-Citic adds ounces at Dachang (December 12, 2005)
Inter-Citic Minerals (ICI-V) has unveiled the first resource estimate for the NR-2 fault zone on the 391-sq.-km Dac…
Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (December 12, 2005)
Just five weeks after agreeing to buy the major Canadian assets of
Marathon on its way to a new resource
Marathon, Ont. — In the Port Coldwell mafic complex in north-central Ontario, exploration by