Kalukundi looks good on paper
Another Congolese copper project has received a positive feasibility study, this time the Kalukundi deposit in …
Copper
Aurizon appoints committee to review Northgate bid
Vancouver – Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) has appointed a special committee of directors to review and evaluate an …
Editorial: Mongolian government betrays Western miners
Mid-May saw the executives of the West’s mining and mineral exploration companies mentally move Mongolia from the “…
Minera Andes enhances copper target at Los Azules
Vancouver An 11-hole drilling program by Minera Andes (MAI-V, MNEAF-O) has returned a number of significant inter…
Inco throws Falco a fin (May 22, 2006)
Inco (N-T, N-N) has boosted the cash portion of its friendly cash-and-scrip offer for Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) by $5 per share, or around $1.9 billion. In all, the bid now totals just more than…
Nuinsco financing for Campbell (May 22, 2006)
A $15.5-million deal to take Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) out of creditor protection has been agreed to by Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T, NUIRF-O) and investment house Sprott Securities….
Mongolia drops tax bombshell
Vancouver — From left field, and late on a Friday night, Mongolia’s parliament shocked Western mineral explorers by passing a windfall profit tax, which calls for a 68% levy on copper and gold operat…
Petaquilla study to be updated (May 22, 2006)
The three partners in the Petaquilla copper joint venture in Panama have agreed to have the 1998 feasibility study on the project revised, with new estimates on capital and operating costs….
Monterrico sketches out Rio Blanco plan
Early progress on a final feasibility study for the Rio Blanco copper-molybdenum project in northern Peru proposes …
Everton, Linear cut massive sulphides in DR (May 17, 2006)
A 10-hole drilling program at the Loma el Mate property in the Dominican Republic has returned several significant …
The newest kid on the copper block
Even the falling price of copper didn’t deter investors, analysts and the simply curious from filling a conference …
Editorial: Teck Cominco’s bid for Inco shakes up industry
Noranda’s friendly takeover of Falconbridge last year had felt inevitable to most of us for years before its announ…