First Quantum finds copper at Kibamba (March 27, 2006)
A reverse-circulation drilling program by First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) has intersected copper mineralizatio…
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Kodiak hit by first hole at Caribou Lake
VANCOUVER The first of three exploratory holes drilled by Kodiak Exploration (KXL-V) at the Caribou Lake property…
First Quantum sweetens Adastra bid (March 27, 2006)
It took more than two months of steadfast protests of opportunism and financial inadequacy by Adastra Minerals (AAA-T, AAA-L), but First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQVLF-O, FQM-L) has finally added a cas…
Canadian Royalties signs with Jinchuan
Details are sketchy, but Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese metal producer Jinchuan Group under which Jinchuan will finance exploration and devel…
Resource boost at Galeno
Vancouver — A new resource estimate has been delivered to Northern Peru Copper (NOC-T, NPUCF-O), increasing the size of its Galeno copper-gold-molybdenum deposit, about 600 km north of Lima, Peru….
Falconbridge to absorb Novicourt
Facing consolidation itself, Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) plans to snap up the shares in exploration partner Novicourt (NOV-T, NOVFF-O) it does not already own….
Dundee to expand Chelopech
Vancouver — Dundee Precious Metals’ (DPM-T, DPMLF-O) environmental impact assessment for its Chelopech gold-copper mine in central Bulgaria has been approved by the country’s Supreme Environmental Co…
Phelps Dodge sticks to its guns as New York demands share-buyback
Vancouver — In a classic western-style showdown, Arizona-based Phelps Dodge (PD-N) is sticking to its guns and guarding its cash after a major shareholder, a New York City-based hedge fund, cranked u…
PolyMet marches towards NorthMet development
Vancouver — Strong metal prices and refined engineering studies have prompted PolyMet Mining (POM-V, POMGF-O) to expand the scope of development at its NorthMet copper-nickel-cobalt-PGM deposit in no…
Celtic to earn in on Garland Lake ground
An option deal between Celtic Minerals (CME-V) and Cornerstone Capital Resources (CGP-V) will let Celtic earn a 51%…
Adastra sticks to its guns
Adastra Minerals (AAA-T, AAA-L) continues to thumb its nose at the hostile advances of First Quantum Minerals (FM-T…
Antares expands copper zone at Haquira
Drilling by Antares Minerals (ANM-V) at the Haquira porphyry-copper project in southern Peru has intersected high-g…