New Gold starts up New Afton in BC
New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-N) brings online a fourth mine with the timely start up of its New Afton gold-copper mine, near Kamloops, B.C.
Copper
McEwen doubles resource at Los Azules
Indicated resources have more than doubled to 4.6 billion pounds of copper at McEwen Mining’s (MUX-T, MUX-N) Los Azules project in Argentina, while inferred resources have jumped 4% to 10.8 billion pounds of copper.
Goldcorp overcomes Barrick’s legal challenge
VANCOUVER — Canadian miner Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has emerged the victor following a lengthy legal tussle with competitor Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) over a majority interest in Chile’s massive El Morro copper-gold…
WCB hunts gold, copper elephant on Misima Island
VANCOUVER — When big-time global miner Xstrata PLC (XTA-L) put its US$5.3-billion Frieda River copper project in Papua New Guinea on the market in late June, there were a few raised eyebrows at the state of affairs in the small Melanesian…
Candente makes headway in Peru
On the last day of May, Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines granted Candente Copper (DNT-T) the permit it needs to complete drilling for its feasibility study on the Canariaco Norte project, a porphyry copper deposit about 700 km…
Lumina finds new zones at Taca Taca
New copper mineralization zones at the Taca Taca project failed to lift the share price of Lumina Copper (LCC-V) due to anti-Argentina sentiment in the wake of President Cristina Fernandez’s decision last month to nationalize…
Quaterra completes MacArthur PEA
Quaterra Resources (QTA-V, QMM-X) has taken a step closer to near-term production at its MacArthur project, a fully stripped porphyry copper-oxide property in western Nevada’s historic Yerington copper district.A preliminary economic…
Panoro shows promise in Peru
Panoro Minerals (PML-V) has over a dozen properties in Peru, but is focusing on developing its two advanced-stage projects in the country’s southeastern region.Its top priority is the wholly owned Cotabambas copper-gold project,…
Xstrata copes with civil unrest in Peru
As with many resource-rich developing countries, there can be tensions in Peru between pro-mining interests and affected local communities. Switzerland-based Xstrata (XTA-L) is stuck in the middle of such a dispute as regional…
Rio Tinto announces billions in new capital commitments
VANCOUVER — Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L) has announced billions of dollars in capital commitments to advance and upgrade some of its most high-profile assets.
NGEx hits big copper strikes at Josemaria, Los Helados
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based copper explorer NGEx Resources (NGQ-T) is enjoying a June comeback, as the company benefits from drill results on promising targets at its land package on the established Region III corridor along the…
Iamgold to sell Quimsacocha
Shares of INV Metals (INV-T) surged 46% to 16¢ on news the Toronto-based company plans to acquire the Quimsacocha gold project in Ecuador from Iamgold (IMT-T) in a move it hopes will take it from a junior exploration company to an…