An Alaskan district takes shape
Vancouver – Talk of a district may be premature, but interest is growing in an area roughly 150 km northwest of Anchorage Alaska thanks largely to Kiska Metals’ (KSK-V) efforts there.
Copper
Oyu Tolgoi to produce 3 million oz. silver a year
With silver prices cruising to new heights, investor interest in the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia has “prompted” Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) to “more widely circulate the projections for silver production that have…
Quadra FNX posts record earnings in 2010 (March 02, 2011)
Quadra Mining successfully completed its merger with FNX Mining in May 2010 and judging by the combined company’s earnings last year, the blend into Quadra FNX Mining (QUX-T) has been quite a success so far, with a little help from…
Candente working to both advance and sell Canariaco Norte
Vancouver – Having sharply cut back operations during the downturn, Candente Copper (DNT-T) is coming back to life with a completed prefeasibility study, an updated resource and a new financing.
Pebble PEA makes a big splash (February 28, 2011)
Vancouver – February was a busy month for Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-T, NAK-X) and Anglo American (AAL-L) at their gigantic Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum project in southwest Alaska, said by many to be one of the largest undeveloped…
Equinox makes surprise bid for Lundin (February 28, 2011)
A hostile bid by Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQN-A) for Lundin Mining worth about $4.8 billion in cash and shares could derail a friendly merger proposed between Lundin and Inmet Mining (IMN-T, IEMF-O) that is scheduled for a shareholder vote on…
Sunridge hits more high-grade copper-gold
Sunridge Gold (sgc-v) has released its second round of drill results in two weeks, with more significant gold-copper-silver hits at its Asmara project in Eritrea.
Copper Canyon rejects NovaGold bid
Copper Canyon Resources’ (cpy-v) board has unanimously rejected as inadequate a hostile takeover bid launched by joint-venture partner NovaGold Resources (ng-t, ng-x).
New Goldquest execs bring extensive Dominican experience
Vancouver – Goldquest Mining (GQC-V) has undergone significant management changes as it prepares to advance its prospects in both the Dominican Republic and Spain.
Risks and rewards in an emerging Africa
Cape Town, South Africa – A record number of delegates descended on Cape Town in early February to hear about new African investment opportunities as countries continue to stablize and open up, though risks remain.
Pretivm Resources is off to a good start
After twenty-five years at the helm of Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q), Robert Quartermain is back in action with a start-up company called Pretivm Resources (PVG-T) that listed in December at $6.00 per share and is trading today at…
Curis reviving Florence ISL copper project
There isn’t much to see at Curis Resources’ (CUV-V) Florence copper project, consisting mostly of flat empty farmland, but that’s the idea.