Copper


YUKON ZINCAn aerial view of the Upper Portal in the Wolverine camp.

Revised feasibility study buoys Yukon Zinc

Vancouver — Yukon Zinc (YZC-V, YZCCF-O) has tabled an “optimized feasibility study” that indicates positive economics for its Wolverine polymetallic project in the Finlayson District of southeastern …



Rio Tinto earns US$7.4B in 2006

Surging demand from China for iron ore and copper resulted in a record-setting year for Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) in 2006, but the company expects to see some moderation in 2007.


Corriente delays startup of Ecuador mine

Vancouver — Already facing a suspension order from the Ecuadorian government, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T, ETQ-X) is delaying the startup of its Mirador copper mine in order to minimize the company’s …




Happy Creek Disappoints

Penny junior Happy Creek Minerals (HPY-V) saw its share price fall off a table recently, after releasing drill results from its Rateria copper property in southern B.C.


First Narrows Cuts More Chester High-Grade

Vancouver — Resource definition drilling by First Narrows Resources (UNO-V, FNRWF-O) on its Chester project in New Brunswick’s Bathurst mining camp continues to deliver wide, high-grade copper interc…


Stephen Stakiw

Tyler Pulls More Holes at Bahuerachi

Eight recent reverse-circulation holes drilled by Tyler Resources (TYS-V, TYRRF-O) at the Bahuerachi copper deposit in southwestern Chihuahua state, Mexico, have returned long intersections of mineral…




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