Xstrata bids for WMC (October 28, 2004)
Swiss-based, diversified base metal miner Xstrata (XTA-L) has launched a hostile, all-cash offer for the world’s th…
Copper
Equinox looks to develop Lumwana
A change in the development plan at the Lumwana copper project in Zambia promises to reduce capital costs for opera…
Northgate sees record third quarter
Vancouver – Buoyant gold and copper prices have given Northgate Minerals (NGX-T) record quarterly income of US$10 m…
Tulsequah Chief resource firmed up (October 26, 2004)
Redfern Resources, a unit of Redcorp Ventures (RDV-T) has intersected impressive gold, silver and base metal minera…
Teck Cominco’s Q3 another record
Vancouver – Reporting its fourth consecutive record quarter, Teck Cominco (TEK-T) has delivered $120 million in thi…
NovaGold confirms Copper Canyon resource potential
Vancouver – With this seasons’ eight-hole, 2,700 metre drill program at its Copper Canyon target complete, NovaGold…
Newmont officials out of jail, on probation (October 25, 2004)
The five officials of Newmont Minahasa Raya arrested in Jakarta over allegations of pollution will be released from…
BHP Billiton greenlights Spence (October 25, 2004)
BHP Billiton (BHP-N) managers have given the official go-ahead for construction of the US$990-million Spence copper…
Candente hits strong wide open zone of copper mineralization
Vancouver The first two holes of Candente Resource Corp.’s (DNT-V) twelve hole drill program have intersected wha…
Liberty sees 10% cobalt in samples
Vancouver – A “micro-bulk” sampling program on Liberty Mineral Exploration’s (LBE-V) McAra Lake cobalt project, loc…
Northern Lion advances Haveri (October 22, 2004)
Northern Lion Gold (NL-V) has retained Roscoe Postle Associates (RPA) to help define a resource estimate of the in…
Drilling opens Lorraine potential for Eastfield (October 21, 2004)
Vancouver – In its effort to expand zones of copper-gold mineralization at the Lorraine project, in north-central B…