Alcan capitalizes on Pechiney takeover (April 27, 2004)
Alcan (AL-T) figures it can squeeze an additional US$110 million in savings out of its recent, multi-billion-dollar…
Copper
Chester deposit advances to prefeasibility
First Narrows Resources (UNO-V) is set to advance its Chester copper-polymetallic deposit to the prefeasibility sta…
Constellation revolves around Terrazas (April 26, 2004)
Denver-based Constellation Copper (CCU-T) has retained Jacobs Engineering Group to carry out a bankable feasibility…
Brazil to benefit from burgeoning China (April 23, 2004)
The Chinese government intends to spend as much as US$5 billion upgrading Brazil’s system of ports and railways to…
Orphan Boy adopts Goldstream Willa (April 20, 2004)
Vancouver-based Orphan Boy Resources (ORS-V) plans to spend $3.2 million this year advancing its projects in the Go…
Ivanhoe weighs offers for Oyu Tolgoi (April 19, 2004)
Shares in Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) jumped 50 to $9.10 in early trading in Toronto on Monday after the company said th…
Ursa Major posts Shakespeare resource (April 16, 2004)
Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V) has calculated a new resource at the Shakespeare nickel-copper deposit near Sudbury, On…
Aljustrel feasibility sees higher costs (April 14, 2004)
An update of the feasibility study on the Aljustrel zinc project in Portugal shows increased capital costs, partly…
Sur American finds new zone at Comval
Vancouver — Mapping and sampling have enabled Sur American Gold (SUR-V) to outline a copper-gold zone on the flank…
Constellation Copper extends Cashin deposit
The last two holes of a recently completed drill program at the Cashin deposit in Colorado have returned some more…
QGX hits hot hole at Golden Hills
Results from the year’s first batch of eight holes on the Central Valley zone include the highest ever grades from…
Northern Lion roars with Finnish drill results (April 06, 2004)
Vancouver — Northern Lion Gold (NL-T) reported impressive gold assays from the first two holes drilled on its Have…