Copper

Christina Taylor (left), project geologist, and Max Porterfield, Callinex Mines' CEO, at a drill site in March 2015 at the Pine Bay copper project in Manitoba. Source: Callinex Mines

Callinex Mines attracts Resource Capital Funds

Max Porterfield, president and CEO of Callinex Mines (TSXV: CNX; US-OTC: CLLXF) thinks he’s got the projects, the people and soon, some of the money, to have a decent shot at making the next meaningful discovery in…


Scott Broughton (left), Roca Mines president and CEO, and John Gardiner, Taranis Resources president and CEO, tour the Max mill facility, 60 km southeast of Revelstoke, British Columbia. Photo by Lesley Stokes

Site visit: Taranis hopes to take Thor to the Max

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Taranis Resources (TSXV: TRO; US-OTC: TNREF) is eyeing an option to buy 65% of FortyTwo Metals, a subsidiary of Roca Mines, in a move to secure the Max mill facility, 60 km southeast of Revelstoke, B.C. 




Aston CEO outlines potential at Storm copper project

Despite an uphill battle in raising funds, Aston Bay Holdings’ (TSXV: BAY) founder and CEO Benjamin Cox remains upbeat on the copper potential at the junior’s Aston Bay property in Somerset Island, Nunavut. 


TSX drops, July 6-10

Canada’s benchmark index tumbled 1.9% to 14,411.07 after a weak jobs report, the continuing debt crisis in Greece and a slump in China’s stock market. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index fell 5.5% to 630.99,…


Imperial Metals' Mount Polley copper-gold project, which has been on care and maintenance since last August's tailings spill at the site. Source: Imperial Metals

BC government sets mandate for Mount Polley start-up

VANCOUVER — Imperial Metals (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) has been given the green light to temporarily resume operations at Mount Polley, 56 km northwest of Williams Lake,  B.C., provided the company meets a number of…




Lara drills good copper grades in Brazil

Prospect-generator Lara Exploration (TSXV: LRA; US-OTC: LRAXF) has a portfolio of mineral properties across South America with some heavyweight partners, but its Curionopolis copper project in Brazil’s Para state seems to be the one…



Processing facilities at OceanaGold's Didipio gold mine in the Philippines.  Source: OceanaGold

OceanaGold fires on all cylinders

There aren’t many companies in the mining sector these days that can pay off large chunks of debt from operating cash flow and embark on sizable acquisitions at the same time. But OceanaGold (TSX: OGC) is one of them.


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