Farallon to merge with Continuum
Vancouver Subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and a due-diligence review, Farallon Resources (FAN-T) …
Copper
Liberty Mines gets busy at Redstone (August 22, 2005)
Vancouver – Liberty Mines (LBE-V) has received its dewatering permit for the past producing Redstone nickel mine lo…
SAG&C draws Rio Tinto further into Pimenton
Vancouver – Mining giant Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has converted its letter of understanding with South American Gold and C…
Constellation Copper reloads treasury (August 18, 2005)
Vancouver – Constellation Copper (CCU-T) has closed a $14.4-million financing with funds earmarked for further expl…
Taseko delivers $10 million quarterly profit
Vancouver – With its Gibraltar copper mine in central British Columbia now in full production and hitting its mark…
Adanac receives cost estimates for Ruby Creek
Vancouver An engineering firm has projected capital costs of $316.7 million, including a 20% contingency, for Ada…
Metallica buoyed by drill results at Rio Figueroa
Vancouver Based on encouraging results from recent drilling, Metallica Resources (MR-T) sees potential for a larg…
Oyu Tolgoi costs push Ivanhoe deeper into the red
Vancouver – Accelerating exploration expenditures at Oyu Tolgoi, in southern Mongolia, led to a US$31.1 million ne…
Xstrata takes Falco stake (August 15, 2005)
Swiss-based, diversified base metal miner Xstrata (XTA-L) has added nickel to its portfolio by picking up a 19.9% s…
Sumitomo to take 25% of Ambatovy
Equal partners Dynatec (DY-T) and Impala Platinum (IMPUY-P) have unveiled Japanese-based trading company Sumitomo (…
First Quantum rides copper wave
Vancouver – Increased mine output and soaring metal prices pushed African copper producer First Quantum Minerals (F…
Amerigo delivers in Q2, pays dividend
Vancouver – Chilean copper producer Amerigo Resources (ARG-T) exceeded market expectations, posting strong second q…