Aquila drills long intersection (July 16, 2007)
The Back Forty property of Aquila Resources (AQA-T, AQLRF-O) in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan has returned several long intersections of massive and stringer sulphides.
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Nautilus hits massive sulphides in sea floor
Vancouver – Significant massive sulphide intercepts are helping Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V) regain some ground lost e…
Resources up at Kutcho Creek
Vancouver — The latest resource estimate for Western Keltic Mines’ (WKM-V, WLKTF-O) Kutcho polymetallic project in north-central B.C. is in, boosting the site’s resources in advance of a feasibility …
Full Metal’s 40 Mile delivers
Vancouver — Stepout drilling from last year’s discovery hole at Full Metal Minerals’ (FMM-V, FLMTF-O) LWM prospect, on its 40 Mile project in eastern Alaska, sparked a surge in trading following news…
Teck Cominco to absorb Aur in $4.1B cash-and-stock offer
Vancouver — Looking to boost its copper production and reserves, Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has tabled a friendly $41.00-per-share bid for fellow Canadian base metals miner Aur Resources (AUR-T, A…
Nautilus development partner bows out
Vancouver – Shares of aspiring sea-floor miner Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O, NUS-L) slipped to a several-month…
HudBay resource for Tom and Jason
A new mineral resource estimate for HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) Tom and Jason zinc-lead deposits in the Yukon has the …
First Majestic nails down resources at Mexican projects (July 04, 2007)
First Majestic Silver (FR-T) has received resource estimates for two of its operating mines in Mexico, La Encantada…
Breakwater reserves up 50% at El Toqui (July 02, 2007)
Breakwater Resources’ (BWR-T, BWLRF-O) latest reserve increase for its El Toqui zinc project has given the company the confidence to initiate a prefeasibility study for a 1-million-tonne-per-year mill…
Editorial: Argentina’s fickle provinces confound miners
The biggest disappointment — if not surprise — for the week ended June 23, the 25th trading week of 2007, came from the government of Argentina’s Mendoza province, which banned the use of chemicals …
Red Dragon seeking Chinese zinc projects
As it plays the waiting game for permits at its Boaming zinc project in southwestern China’s Yunnan province, Red Dragon Resources (DRA-V, RDDRF-O) is making plans to expand its zinc portfolio by opti…
Eagle Plains, Teck Cominco partner in the NWT
Vancouver — Thinking two heads are better than one, Eagle Plains Resources (EPL-V, EGPLF-O) and Teck Cominco (tck.b-t, tck-n) are partnering to explore for base metals in the Mackenzie Mountain area …