Katanga and Nikanor to form African copper giant
Katanga Mining (KAT-T, KATFF-O) and Nikanor (nkr-l) are planning a merger that would create Africa’s biggest copper producer and become the world’s biggest cobalt producer by 2011.
Industrial/Specialty Minerals
War Eagle cuts wide high-grade zinc at Tres Marias (November 19, 2007)
Vancouver — It looks like past mine operators left behind some pretty decent rock at War Eagle Mining’s (WAR-V, WARGF-O) Tres Marias zinc-germanium project, in Mexico’s Chihuahua state.
Geodex sees short payback, long life at Sisson Brook
A 20,000-tonne-per-day open pit mine on the Sisson Brook tungsten-molybdenum project in central New Brunswick is ec…
Palmary increases offer for Consmin
The board of Consolidated Minerals (CNM-L, CSM-A) has recommended an improved bid for the company from Belize-based…
Empire now a mining company, eyes Turkish copper-moly
Vancouver-based capital pool company Empire Mining (EPC-V) has completed the qualifying transaction it first announ…
Katanga and Nikanor to form African copper powerhouse
Katanga Mining (KAT-T) and Nikanor (NKR-L) plan to create Africas biggest copper producer and the worlds biggest …
Tyhee’s Nicholas Lake shows promise (November 05, 2007)
Tyhee Development (TDC-V, TYHJF-O) is one step closer to deciding whether it can mine its Nicholas Lake deposit, in the Yukon, as an open-pit resource, now that it has hit significant gold intersectio…
Delay at Tenke Fungurume (November 05, 2007)
Base metal markets will have to wait a bit longer to see some of the massive stores of minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s copper belt.
NA Tungsten launches Mactung feasibility
Vancouver – Strongly bullish on tungsten’s outlook, North American Tungsten (NTC-V, NATUF-O) has initiated feasibil…
War Eagle cuts wide high-grade zinc at Tres Marias (October 31, 2007)
Vancouver – It looks like past mine operators left behind some pretty decent rock at War Eagle Mining Company’s (WA…
Geodex finds moly in eastern extension at Sisson Brook
With two drills turning on its Sisson Brook property northwest of Fredericton, N.B., Geodex Minerals (GXM-V) has in…
Roca commences moly production at Max
Vancouver – Molybdenite concentrate output has begun at Roca Mines’ (ROK-V, ROCAF-O) Max mine located 60 km southea…