First Quantum sweetens Adastra bid (March 20, 2006)
It took more than two months of steadfast protestations of opportunism and inadequacy by Adastra Minerals (AAA-T, A…
Copper
Sherwood pulls more high-grade core from Minto
Vancouver An infill drilling campaign aimed at obtaining “modern” gold assay data from the Minto deposit is also …
Campbell confirms deeper zones at Corner Bay (March 20, 2006)
Further drilling by Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) at the Corner Bay copper deposit south of Chibougamau, Que., has intersected more mineralization at depth and west of the previ…
MetalCORP cuts high-grade platinum at North Rock (March 20, 2006)
Vancouver — Drilling on its North Rock project, 25 km east of Fort Frances in northwestern Ontario, has turned up a new discovery of high-grade platinum mineralization for MetalCORP…
Xstrata posts Las Bambas resource (March 20, 2006)
Drilling through to year-end at the Las Bambas copper-molybdenum deposit in Peru has allowed Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) to calculate a resource….
Chariot cuts high-grade copper at Mina Justa (March 20, 2006)
Vancouver — Initial feasibility drilling by Chariot Resources (CHD-T, CHDSF-O) on the Mina Justa deposit at its Marcona copper project, in the coastal region of southwestern Peru, ha…
Protests against Freeport’s Grasberg mine turn deadly (March 17, 2006)
Vancouver – The latest in a continuing series of protests against Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) Grasberg…
Falconbridge plans Novicourt privatization
Facing consolidation itself, Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) plans to snap up the shares in exploration partner Novi…
Corriente awards contract for Mirador mine
Vancouver – The Chilean unit of SNC-Lavalin has been awarded an engineering and procurement contract for the start…
Campbell’s loss widens in 2005
Quebec-based gold miner Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) posted a loss of $21.3 million (20 per share) on reven…
Regalito Copper gets takeover offer
Vancouver — Regalito Copper (RLO-T, RLO-X) has entered a takeover bid agreement with suitor Pan Pacific Copper, wh…
Amerigo confirms resource at Colihues tailings dam
Vancouver An independent technical report commissioned by Amerigo Resources (ARG-T) has confirmed an inferred min…