Reko Diq to see a mining licence soon
The mining licence dispute for the sizable Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province seems to be coming to an end after much uncertainty.
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Duluth Metals puts puzzle together with Franconia acquisition
Vancouver – In a significant land consolidation, Duluth Metals (DM-T) has reached an agreement to acquire Franconia Minerals (FRA-T) in a $77 million deal.
The Strait goods on Peruvian grassroots copper exploration
Peru’s Apurimac Belt already boasts eight significant mines and advanced-development projects, but Strait Gold (SRD-V) is offering investors a chance to get in on a grassroots project in the area.
Sunridge advances in Eritrea
SITE VISIT ASMARA, ERITREA — Six years and $30 million into its Eritrean exploration adventure, Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) has defined four deposits lying in an arc around the capital city Asmara that together host indicated resources containing…
After the quake, Chile seeks more from copper miners
Santiago, Chile — As dawn broke on Feb. 27, 2010, Chileans were aghast at the destruction wrought by a huge…
Majority of mining operations in Chile unscathed
A massive earthquake over the weekend that struck central Chile, 115 km northeast of Concepcion and about 325 …
Pakistan may renegotiate Reko Diq contract
There is new uncertainty surrounding Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) and Antofagasta’s (ANTO-L) Reko Diq copper-…
Duluth Metals JVs with Antofagasta to advance Nokomis
It’s not very often that a junior Canadian explorer hooks a South American mining giant with a promising depos…
UN Sanctions Against Eritrea To Impede Miners?
Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) says new United Nations Security Council sanctions against Eritrea won’t interfere with its ambitious drilling and exploration plans there in 2010.
Sunridge Gold to get US$10 million from Antofagasta
Vancouver junior Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) is getting a helping hand from copper giant Antofagasta Minerals (ANFGY…
Exeter advances Caspiche and Cerro Moro
Copiapo, Chile — The road from the city of Copiapo to Exeter Resource’s (XRC-V, XRA-X) Caspiche gold-co…
Apoquindo copper chiefs see near-term production
SITE VISIT Antofagasta, Chile — The word apoquindo means “meeting of the chiefs.” It’s an appropriate name for a company chaired by the former head of the world’s biggest copper…