Katanga in distress
Speculation over the poor state of Katanga Mining’s (KAT-T) finances is over.
Copper
Taseko grows Gibraltar reserves
Vancouver – On the heels of a second expansion at the Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine in central British Columbia,…
Aguila Showing Size Potential For Duran Ventures
Vancouver — Drilling efforts at the Aguila copper-molybdenum prospect in Ancash, Peru, are starting to define a sizable zone for owner Duran Ventures (DRV-V, DUVNF-O).
Seabridge Puts KSM’s Mine Life At 30 Yrs
Vancouver — A preliminary economic assessment has put a US$3.4- billion price tag on the Kerr-Sulphurets- Mitchell (KSM) gold project in northwest British Columbia, but the investment would buy a 30-…
Editorial: Nickel Cuts Hit Home
The steep fall in nickel prices since July finally translated into production cuts by the majors in Canada’s nickel camps during the week ended Dec. 6, the 49th trading week of 2008.
BHP Maps Olympic Dam Plans
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L),the world’s largest mining company, is planning to expand its Olympic Dam copper-uranium-gold mine in Australia, envisioning a sixfold increase in mining and milling capaci…
Candente Resource completes PEA for Canariaco Norte
A long-awaited preliminary economic assessment of the Canariaco Norte project in Peru may bring Candente Resource (…
Ridgetop copper-gold zone shaping up for Capstone
Vancouver – The last 28 drill results from Capstone Mining’s (CS-T) 2008 drill program at the Minto mine conf…
Bad notes delay Norsemont payment
The frozen asset backed commercial paper market continues to effect miners as Norsemont Mining (NOM-T) announced it…
Linear says new resource makes KM61 prefeasibilty-ready
Linear Metals (LRM-T) has come out with a resource estimate for its KM61 copper-moly-silver project near Armstrong,…
Best-ever zinc grades at Scott Lake
Cogitore Resources (WOO-V) reported its best-ever zinc grades from recent drilling at Scott Lake near Chibouga…
Reed Lake Drilling Paying Off For VMS Ventures
Vancouver — The Reed Lake discovery continues to return solid copper-zinc-silver-gold intersections for VMS Ventures (VMS-V, VMSTF-O).