NovaGold rebuffs Barrick and extends bid for Pioneer
Vancouver – NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has filed a lawsuit alleging that Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) “misused…
Copper
Constellation drills oxide copper at San Javier (August 14, 2006)
Vancouver — Initial core drilling by Constellation Copper (CCU-T, CCUDF-O) at its San Javier oxide copper project, in southern Sonora state, Mexico, returned an average thickness of 123 metres gradin…
Farallon raising $30M for Campo Morado
Vancouver — Farallon Resources (FAN-T, FRLLF-O) has lined up a $30-million financing to advance its Campo Morado polymetallic project in Guerrero state, Mexico….
Teck snaps Inco’s olive branch (August 14, 2006)
Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has politely declined Inco’s (N-T, N-N) invitation to the negotiating table, instead preferring to stick to its game plan and existing cash-and-share takeover bid for the…
Eureka! Positive study on Miheevskoye
London-listed developer Eureka Mining (ERKMF-O, EKA-L) will go to a final feasibility study on its Miheevskoye copper-gold deposit in Russia following a prefeasibility study that concluded a 25-millio…
EuroZinc bulks up on strong Q2
It was a busy quarter for EuroZinc Mining (EZM-T, EZM-X) as a ramping up of production, construction and exploratio…
Taseko boosts operating profits at Gibraltar
Vancouver Robust metal prices helped Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) boost its operating profit to $18.3 million in t…
Coastport-Cornerstone tap new zone of high-grade copper at La Plata
Vancouver – In wrapping up its Phase 1 drill program, joint venture partners Cornerstone Capital Resources (CGP-V, …
Corriente to spin-off Ecuador gold assets
Vancouver – Based on a recent review of its property holdings in Ecuador, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T, ETQ-X) is dr…
Falconbridge concedes
The end of a yearlong quest is finally in plain sight for Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L), with Falconbridge’s (FAL-T, FAL…
Record Q2 earnings for First Quantum (August 08, 2006)
Vancouver — A continued robust copper market propelled First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L, FQVLF-O) to record 200…
LionOre proves up orebody in Botswana
LionOre Mining (LIM-T, LIM-A, LOR-L) has confirmed a NI 43-101 compliant indicated resource for the Selkirk deposit…