Mongolian election up close
Julian Dierkes is one of Canada’s foremost authorities on Mongolia.An assistant professor in Asian studies at the…
Copper
Puget sees lustre in base metals
Plummeting prices and demand didn’t discourage Puget Ventures (PVS-V) president Erin Airton from forming a junior f…
Hana Picking Up Speed At Ghanzi In Botswana
VANCOUVER–Following up on last summer’s percussion-drill campaign at the Ghanzi property in central Botswana, Hana Mining (HMG-V) has confirmed strong copper intercepts with two diamond-drill holes.
Apoquindo Finds US Partner For Chilean Copper Project
VANCOUVER — A joint-venture agreement with a private partner ready to spend almost $11 million is set to move Apoquindo Minerals’ (AQM-V, APQUF-O) namesake project ahead at a rapid-fire pace.
Nautilus using down time to improve Solwara 1 plans
Vancouver – Construction of its novel deep-sea mining equipment has been on hold since December but Nautilus Mine…
Mongolian election to take investment climate temperature
At a shareholders meeting earlier this month Ivanhoe Mine’s (IVN-T, IVN-N) president and chief executive, John Mack…
Continental proves up second deposit at Xietongmen
Vancouver – The main deposit alone made Xietongmen a solid copper-gold project. Now Continental Minerals (KMK-V) …
Katanga falls on Q1 results
Just as Katanga Mining (KAT-T) was regaining market favour, the copper and cobalt miner was knocked back again by p…
Berg grows for Terrane
Vancouver – The Berg project is bigger and better defined for Terrane Metals (TRX-V, TRXOF-O).
HudBay Posts Q1 Loss
Lower copper and zinc prices sent HudBay Minerals’ (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) net earnings into negative territory in the first quarter of 2009, but lower operating costs helped cushion the fall.
Kinbauri Spurns Orvana Offer
VANCOUVER–A battle for Kinbauri Gold’s (KNB-V, KINBF-O) primary asset, a 100% stake in the El Valle and Carles gold project in Spain, is brewing as gold miner Orvana Minerals (ORV-T, ORVMF-O) has ent…
Soho classes up Tahuehueto
Vancouver – All aspects of Soho Resources’ (SOH-V) resource estimate for the Tahuehueto property in Mexico hav…