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Thompson Creek reports solid 2007;Thompson Creek

Th o m p s o n Creek Metals’ (TCM-T, TC-N) year-end financials show the company is on solid ground a year and a half after completing a US$575 -m i l – lion acquisition that gave it producing molybden…


Eldorado inks iron ore deal with BHP

VANCOUVER — Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) has signed an agreement to sell future iron ore production from its 75%-owned Vila Nova project, in northern Brazil’s Amapa state, to mining giant BHP Billito…





Bear Creek to buy out Rio Tinto at Corani

VANCOUVER — Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, BCEKF-O) has reached a deal to purchase the 30% interest in the Corani silver-lead-zinc deposit held by its joint-venture partner, Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L).


Diamonds at depth at Diavik

The plan to go underground at the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories means a longer mine life and mor…




VP of exploration Leo Hathaway and chief geologist Fabian Figueroa examine core from the Las Guias zone at Relincho.

Global Copper unearths a giant

SITE VISIT VALLENAR, CHILE — “This is the biggest project in Chile right now, and it’s the biggest project in the world being worked by…


New resource estimate for Pebble East

An updated resource estimate for Pebble East confirms Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (NDM-T, NAK-X) claims that its copper-gold-molybdenum deposit in southwestern Alaska is one of the most significant in …


Gold, oil hit record highs

More records were set for commodity prices during the week ended Feb. 23, the eighth trading period of 2008, as both oil and gold prices rose to new, all-time nominal highs as the U.S. dollar suffered…


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