Mansfield drilling expands Lindero
Vancouver – Drilling by Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) on its Lindero project in Salta Province, northwestern …
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Friedland looks beyond Oyu Tolgoi
Vancouver – Looking beyond its flagship Oyu Tolgoi property in Mongolia, Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, I…
Peregrine Launches Winter Program on Tli Kwi Cho
When cash calls to its joint-venture partners went unanswered in December, Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) increased its stake in the WO diamond project in the Northwest Territories and, in turn, the DO-27…
Diavik Exceeds Expectations
Despite the challenges created by the premature closure of the winter road in early 2006, the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories successfully kept operations and construction on track du…
Kennecott gets Eagle permits
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has advised Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) subsidiary Kennecott E…
Rio Tinto rethinks Sweetwater uranium sale
Vancouver – A hot uranium market has prompted Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) to pull the proposed sale of its Sweetwater …
Wealthy opponents target Northern Dynasty
Vancouver – Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V, NAK-X) says well-funded opponents are lining up against its plans to …
News Roundup — Latin America
Skeena cuts higher grades at El Corazon
Bear Creek adds value at Corani
With the Corani polymetallic discovery in Peru hovering just shy of 320 million oz. in an overall contained silver resource, Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, BCEKF-O) is looking to add value by driving the p…
UBS ups targets for Ivanhoe shares
Vancouver — Ivanhoe Mines’ (IVN-T, IVN-N) massive Oyu Tolgoi copper project in Mongolia is likely to be much larger than previously planned now that Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) is involved, according to…
Editorial: Our 2006 Mining Person of the Year: Robert Friedland
The world’s top athletes, scholars, artists and gurus all talk one way or another about the importance of finding and then living in that narrow zone that exists at the very limits of your intellect a…
Galantas eyes allure of certified Irish gold (December 25, 2006)
Vancouver — Hoping to draw on the allure of certified Irish gold, the Canadian operator of Northern Ireland’s first modern-day gold mine plans to earn a premium on prevailing market prices by brandin…