Xstrata, Barrick table new Kabanga resource (February 15, 2007)
Its a deposit thats been kicking around for decades, but seems to be getting more respect of late.Partners Xs…
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Editor’s Picks: Top stories of the week
The small club of global nickel miners was the top newsmaker during the week ended Feb. 2, 2007, with substantial d…
Zinc-copper find in Matagami boosts Donner shares
A new zinc-copper discovery at the Matagami project in Quebec sent Donner Metals (DON-V) shares up more than 33% to…
Friedland looks beyond Oyu Tolgoi
Vancouver – Looking beyond its flagship Oyu Tolgoi property in Mongolia, Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, I…
Blackstone buys Xstrata stake in Norwegian nickel projects
Vancouver Blackstone Ventures (BLV-V) has struck a deal with Xstrata Nickel (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) to buy a basket of p…
Alexandria drills Cadillac Break in Val d’Or
Alexandria Minerals (AZX-V) has resumed a 15,000-metre drilling program in Val d’Or, Que., which it started just be…
Kennecott gets Eagle permits
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has advised Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) subsidiary Kennecott E…
Copper falls as Chilean labour worries ease
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco has avoided a strike with two more of the six unions at its operations. …
Xstrata Nickel plans to double production by 2012
Staying alive in today’s nickel business requires big bucks from mining companies, but now that Xstrata Nickel, the…
Xstrata starts phase one for new Sudbury mine
Xstrata (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) will invest $18 million by March 2007 on the first phase of development of its Fraser Morg…
Stillwater takes 11% interest in Pacific North West Capital (November 17, 2006)
Vancouver – Pacific North West Capital (PFN-V, PAWEF-O) has landed a new major shareholder following Stillwater Min…
Discovery enhances Linear Gold’s Ixhuatan project
Early stage drilling at the Cerro La Mina target area of the Ixhuatan property in Chiapas, Mexico, is returning som…