Eagle Plains tests Selwyn Basin project
Vancouver – A field program operated by Eagle Plains Resources (EPL-V) is evaluating zinc-lead deposits and showing…
Copper
Noranda to refine Inco copper
Two competing companies, Inco (N-T) and Noranda (NRD.LV-T) have reached a mutually beneficial agreement to have Nor…
Rio Tinto, Ivanhoe take servings of Entre
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has joined the horde of miners heading to Mongolia by taking a 9.9%…
Resource estimate adds luster to Minto
Vancouver — Encouraged by the results of an independent resource estimate, Sherwood Mining (SWM-V) is pushing hard…
Wolfden finds three new zones at High Lake
The regional potential of Wolfden Resources’ (WLF-T) High Lake property has been brought to light by recent drillin…
Newmont sells Golden Grove
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has sold its Golden Grove zinc-copper operation in Western Australia to Oxiana for US$205 mi…
Amerigo’s copper yield down, moly up
Vancouver – Niche producer Amerigo Resources (ARG-T) is facing a drop in copper output from its Minera Valle Centra…
More sulphides at West Ansil
The drilling campaign by Noranda (NRD-T) at the West Ansil property, funded by junior Alexis Minerals (AMC-V), has …
Bahuerachi step-outs successful for Tyler
Vancouver – The first lateral step-out holes at Tyler Minerals’ (TYS-V) Bahuerachi project, in Chihuahua State, Mex…
Polymet mine plan cuts cost projection (June 21, 2005)
A new conceptual mine plan for Polymet Mining’s (POM-T) NorthMet copper project in Minnesota says the deposit could…
Silvercorp grows resource at SGX
Exploration drifts are advancing and underground drilling has helped to expand the known resource at Silvercorp Met…
Excellon ships first Platosa ore (June 17, 2005)
Excellon Resources (EXN-V) has begun shipping crushed ore from the 4C manto on its Platosa property in Mexico’s Dur…