Teck Cominco to absorb Aur in $4.1-billion bid
Vancouver – Looking to boost its copper production and reserves, Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has tabled a friendl…
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Cancor looks to start Algerian mining boom
The fervor in the voice of Cancor Mines (KCR-T, CAOMF-O) president Kamil Khobzi is hard to miss when he talks about exploring in Algeria.
Editorial: Argentina’s fickle provinces confound miners
The biggest disappointment — if not surprise — for the week ended June 23, the 25th trading week of 2007, came from the government of Argentina’s Mendoza province, which banned the use of chemicals …
Strong base metals buoys Capstone’s Q3
Vancouver – Rising copper, zinc and lead output from its Cozamin mine in Zacatecas, Mexico coupled with strong meta…
Yamana proposes three-way deal
In an attempt to build its strength in South America, Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) has made an agreement to bu…
Aquila drills long intersection (June 27, 2007)
The Back Forty property of Aquila Resources (AQA-T) in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan has returned several long in…
Ivanhoe inching towards construction of Oyu Tolgoi
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) has moved a step forward on its way to developing the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper…
Maturi resource turns out big
Duluth Metals (DM-T) has found that the resource at its Maturi Extension copper-nickel property in northeastern Min…
Equinox keeps exploring during Lumwana mine construction
Vancouver – Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQN-A) latest drill results from one of its copper exploration project in Zam…
Updated estimate ups resources at Kutcho
Vancouver – The latest resource estimate for Western Keltics Kutcho project in northcentral B.C. is in, boosting t…
Pilot mining to help Dia Bras build reserves
SITE VISIT Chihuahua, Mexico — To this day, no one really knows what happened to plans to mine the Cusi property in the early 1900s. They went missing while Mexican…
Las Animas drilling buoys GoldQuest
Vancouver — Shares of GoldQuest Mining (GQC-V, GDQMF-O) rocketed more than 300% in recent trading, following the announcement of a wide mineralized drill intercept containing copper, zinc and gold fr…