Rio Tinto plc

Ivanhoe Completes Entre JV Earn-in

Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) has invested more than US$20 million in its joint-venture properties with Entre Gold (ETG-T, EGI-X) to earn its initial 51% interest.


BY SUSAN KIRWINManaging director Peter Batten (left) discusses the Goanikontes deposit with an analyst during a site visit to Bannerman's Namibian uranium projects.

Bannerman aims for top 10

SITE VISIT Swakopmund, Namibia — Bannerman Resources’ (BNNLF-O, BMN-A) Welwitschia uranium project in Namibia is named after a rather ugly plant found exclusively in the Namib Desert of southwestern Africa,…


Aguila copper-moly targets show promise

Vancouver — New exploration at an old site is proving productive, as joint-venture partners Duran Ventures (DRV-V, DUVNF-O) and MacMillan Gold (MMG-V, MMEEF-O) are learning from the first drill resul…



A political map of Columbia

Colombia Poised for Project Startups

Medellin, Colombia — The imminent startup of production from Cambridge Mineral Resources’ (CDGMF-O, CMR-L) Quintana property in Colombia’s Antioquia department — expected within months — will pass …


TTM Drills Wide Moly at Chu

Vancouver — Second-phase drilling by TTM Resources (TTQ-V, TTMRF-O) at its Chu molybdenum project, in central British Columbia, has returned a wide interval of strong moly mineralization.



DE BEERSA Zeppelin used here by De Beers cruises above Botswana's Kalahari sands with gravity and magnetic geophysical equipment in tow. The low noise and cruising speed make dirigibles ideal for mineral exploration.EARNINGS SUMMARYFROM CNW GROUP. WWW.NEWSWIRE.CA. ALL FIGURES IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER-SHARE FIGURES, WHICH ARE BASIC UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.CURRENTYR. AGO%CHG.CURRENTYR. AGO%CHG.

Blimpin’ your ride

Last year, warm weather closed the ice road to the Diavik diamond mine on March 26 — a full two weeks earlier than usual. Diavik, a joint venture of Aber Diamond (ABZ-T, ABER-Q) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N,…





Antares Minerals project geologist Javier Robeto (left) and Mansfield Minerals director John Leask in a trench on the joint-venture partners' Rio Grande copper-gold project in northwestern Argentina's Salta province.

Mansfield, Antares Pumped on Rio Grande Potential

SITE VISIT Salta province, Argentina — Based on the sheer size of the mineralized system, joint-venture partners Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) and Antares Minerals (ANM-V, ANMFF-O) are keen on the…


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