Editorial: Potash powers PCS
While the broad stock markets took a beating with the release of mixed U.S. economic data during the week ended July 29, the 30th trading week of 2007, the commodities markets continued to show underl…
Copper
Lundin eyeing Chariot
Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-X) is in a better position to acquire Chariot Resources (CHD-T, CHDSF-O), now that shareholders in the Toronto-based junior have rejected a poison pill proposal.
EMED looking at buying Rio Tinto (August 02, 2007)
A London-listed junior is in negotiations to acquire Rio Tinto — not the company, but the historic base-metal prop…
Northern Dynasty partners with Anglo on Pebble
Vancouver – Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V, NAK-X) has brought on senior miner Anglo American (AAUKD-O, AAL-L, AG…
Bellhaven hits strong copper in Panama (July 31, 2007)
Vancouver – Strong copper grades in its initial drill hole at Cerro Chorcha in Panama gave junior explorer Bellhave…
Nautilus gets sinking feeling
Vancouver — Shares of aspiring seafloor miner Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O, NUS-L) slipped to a several-month low recently following news that a works contract with its tentative development par…
Cream rises on Manitoba nickel intercept (July 30, 2007)
Vancouver — Cream Minerals’ (CMA-V, CRMXF-O) first test hole on its Wine-Radar Lake property, in northern Manitoba, has delivered promising results, cutting 20.4 metres of 1.3% nickel and 2.27% coppe…
Antares hits new system beneath Haquira
Vancouver — A deep hole exploring a new copper-molybdenum-gold porphyry system at the Haquira project, in Peru, returned good grades recently with the news pushing Antares Minerals (ANM-V, ANMFF-O) u…
Serengeti sees sell-off on latest intercepts
Vancouver — The final batch of assays from Serengeti Resources’ (SIR-V, SGRNF-O) spring 2007 drill campaign on its Kwanika project prompted a 35% drop in the company’s share price as investors sold o…
New resource tally at Getty South (July 30, 2007)
Vancouver — Recently emerging from a prolonged round of litigation, Getty Copper (GTC-V, GTCDF-O) has tabled an updated resource estimate for its Getty South project located near Logan Lake, in south…
Avino drills new zones below and around old Mexican mine
Vancouver – Avino was once described a mountain of silver by the Spaniards who mined it for a few hundred years s…
Two new zones at Kemess
Exploration at the Kemess gold-copper project in northwestern British Columbia has shown two new porphyry coppe…