Baja assessment approved (December 08, 2006)
The Mexican Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources has approved an environmental impact assessment for th…
Copper
Teck Cominco investing US$25 million into Nautilus
Vancouver – Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O) has secured another major mining company financing with Teck Cominco…
Phelps approves construction at Tenke Fungurume
Vancouver – US giant Phelps Dodge (PD-N) has handed a newly elected government in the Democratic Republic of Congo …
Aur set to increase Andacollo interest
Aur Resources (AUR-T) has reached an agreement with the larger of the two minority shareholders in the Andacollo co…
Cons Gold Win likes the look of South Dolly Varden core
Vancouver – Prior to even finishing the first drill hole on its South Dolly Varden gold-copper project in Elko Cty,…
UBS ups targets for Ivanhoe and Mongolia mine
Vanouver – Ivanhoe Mines’ (IVN-T, IVN-N) massive Oyu Tolgoi copper project in Mongolia is likely to be much larger …
HudBay budgets $45 million
As part of a plan to develop marginal deposits while metal prices are high, HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) will be spe…
Oxiana adds Kalimantan projects
Australian copper and gold producer Oxiana (OXFLY-O, OXR-A) has signed an agreement with Vancouver junior Kalimantan Gold (KLG-V, KMGLF-O) to earn an interest in Kalimantan’s KSK copper-gold property …
Niblack cuts more massive sulphides in Alaska
Vancouver – Step-out drilling by Niblack Mining (NIB-V, NBLKF-O) has delivered further massive sulphide intercepts …
Mining sector eyes leftist tilt in Ecuador
Vancouver Mining companies with operations in Ecuador say they remain cautiously optimistic after leftist economi…
Woodlawn pre-feasibility underway
Metallurgical testing and engineering and design work for the Woodlawn base metal project in New South Wales, Austr…
Aquila targets Upper Peninsula
Menominee Cty., Mich. — In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan it’s not hard to imagine you are in northern Ontario. The scenery is much like the north shore of the big lakes, and the little details fit,…