More copper hits at Zafranal for AQM Copper
Vancouver – Newly renamed AQM Copper (AQM-V) continues to pull long copper intercepts from its Zafranal proj…
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Sabina discovers another zone at Back River
Vancouver – Sabina Gold and Silver (SBB-T) has hit a third new mineralized zone at its Back River gold project…
Silver Standard completes Snowfield’s prelim assessment
Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) already has the largest published in-ground silver resource of all publicly-traded silver companies with projects throughout Argentina, Peru, Mexico, Canada, …
Wildfire hinders Capstone’s expansion plans at Minto
VANCOUVER — Capstone Mining (CS-T) was forced to suspend operations at its Minto copper-gold mine in the Yukon, when an out-of-control forest fire came within 6 km of the mine, but a back burn around…
Editorial: Cananea retaken
While copper prices continued to weaken substantially in early June, falling again below US$3 per lb., there were significant new copper developments on the supply side.
New Gold ups Q1 production by 41% (June 21, 2010)
New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) showed huge improvements during the first quarter of 2010, significantly increasing gold production and decreasing cash costs compared to the same period in 2009.
Rio Tinto to build new nickel mine in U.S.
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) will build the first new mine in the state of Michigan in decades and the o…
Quadra FNX loses Chinese partner for Sierra Gorda (June 16, 2010)
A Chinese utility company has walked away from a potential 50-50 joint venture deal with recently-merged Quadr…
Anatolia secures Tunceli licenses
VANCOUVER — Anatolia Minerals (ANO-T) has secured full ownership of a group of mineral licenses in Turkey after a failed joint venture with Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L).
Romios explores next to Galore Creek (June 14, 2010)
Right now, nearly everything about Romios Gold Resources (RG-V) is small — its $1.3-million budget, its $15-million market cap and its 27-sq.-km Trek project– but the company believes that Trek’s lo…
More setbacks for First Quantum in the DRC
VANCOUVER — The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has gone from bad to worse for First Quantum (FM-T, FQM-L) after the country’s Supreme Court made a ruling that seemingly inval…
Fronteer rises on high-grade hits at Long Canyon and Sandman
Vancouver – A $20-million, five rig exploration program at the Long Canyon gold project in Nevada has quickl…