Copper

Candente Copper makes headway in Peru

On the last day of May, the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru granted Candente Copper (DNT-T, CCOXF-O) the permit it needs to complete drilling for the feasibility study on its Cañariaco Norte project, a porphyry copper deposit about…


Lumina finds new zones at Taca Taca

The discovery of two new zones of copper mineralization at the Taca Taca project failed to lift the share price of Lumina Copper (LCC-V) largely due to widespread anti-Argentina sentiment in the wake of President Cristina Fernandez’s…


Atico looks to repeat Fortuna’s success

VANCOUVER — Recently-listed Atico Mining (ATY-V) has joined the many new companies exploring for gold in Colombia, but the company plans to set itself apart with its management team and strategy.


Barrick slides on management changes

Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) took a mild beating after it named a new chief executive in a move to bolster its share price, leaving some analysts wondering if turbulent waters lie ahead.


Xstrata copes with civil unrest in Peru

VANCOUVER — As with many developing countries, there is a natural resource duality in Peru that can trigger tension between pro-mining interests and local communities. Switzerland-based mega-miner Xstrata PLC (XTA-L) is stuck in the…


Exploring La Escandalosa at GoldQuest Mining's Las Tres Palmas gold-copper project in the Dominican Republic. Photo by Goldquest Mining

GoldQuest soars 613% on new discovery

GoldQuest Mining (GQC-V) shares have taken flight after the company revealed a monster gold intercept from its 15-hole program at the Las Tres Palmas project in the northest Dominican Republic, around 40 km east-southeast from the border with…


Drillers at Hana Mining's Ghanzi copper-silver project in Botswana. Photo by Hana Mining

Hana plunges on Ghanzi PEA disappointment

Hana Mining’s (HMG-V) share price dropped 68% after the company released a long-awaited preliminary economoc assessment (PEA) on the Banana zone and zone 5 at its 70%-owned Ghanzi copper-silver project in northeastern Botswana.The news…



Thompson Creek provides the lowdown on Mt. Milligan

VANCOUVER — As the old adage goes, it tends to always be darkest before the dawn, and that seems an apt description for Colorado-based molybdenum (moly) player Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N). The company is bulling through a stage of…


Lumina Copper's Taca Taca copper project in northwestern Argentina. Photo by Trish Saywell

Taca Taca won’t be taken, analysts say

When Lumina Copper (LCC-V) announced in early May that it had increased the size of its Taca Taca copper project in northwestern Argentina, mining analyst Adam Low of Raymond James raised his six- to 12-month target price on the stock by $2.50,…


Drillers at Crazy Horse Resources' Taysan copper project in the Philippines, 100 km south of Manila. Photo by Crazy Horse Resources

Crazy Horse moves Taysan ahead with prefeasibility study

Philippines-focused Crazy Horse Resources (CZH-V) has outlined a 15-milliontonne- per-year open-pit copper operation at its Taysan project in a prefeasibility study. The mine plan, like the November scoping study before it, splits the project…


Lifton describes copper as ‘nerves of civilization’

In a keynote address at Byron Capital Markets’ third annual conference on electric metals in Toronto on April 19, Jack Lifton warned that copper shortages should be a far greater concern than electric metals, such as rare earths, graphite…


By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information

Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.

Close