Asarco union to try revised proposal (September 01, 2005)
United Steelworkers negotiators readied a proposal to take to management at Asarco, the troubled subsidiary of Grup…
2005
Placer Dome partner Western Areas raises South Deep funds
Vancouver – Placer Dome’s (PDG-T) South Deeps partner, Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed Western Areas, has come u…
Xstrata boosts its Falco stake
Zug, Switzerland-based, diversified base metal miner Xstrata (XTA-L) has agreed to buy some 370,000 additional shar…
MDN eyes Eritrean targets (August 31, 2005)
Channel sampling on the contiguous Seroa and Seroa Hill exploration licenses in Eritrea have turned up two new mine…
Kutcho Creek enters environmental assessment process
Vancouver Western Keltic Mines (WKM-V) has formally entered the environmental assessment process as a first step …
Full Metal cuts high grade gold at Lucky Shot
Vancouver – Initial drilling by Full Metal Minerals (FMM-V) on the aptly named Lucky Shot mine, located 60 km north…
Partners hit high grade at Gold Eagle
Vancouver Partners Southern Star Resources (SSR-V) and Exall Resources (EXL-T) have reported the discovery of a h…
QGX cuts wide coal at Baruun Naran
Recent drilling by QGX (QGX-T) on the the Baruun Naran project in the Gobi desert, 500 km south of the Mongolian ca…
Alberta Star boosts financing to $10.5 million
Vancouver – Strong market conditions have prompted Alberta Star Development (ASX-V) to more than double its previou…
Inco to dig deeper at Thompson
Nickel giant Inco (N-T) plans to spend US$34 million developing the 1-D Lower orebody at the Thompson mine in Manit…
Farallon poised to merge with Continuum
Vancouver Subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and a due-diligence review, Farallon Resources (FAN-T) …
Placer Dome to drill Nevada Pacific’s BMX property
Vancouver A unit of Placer Dome (PDG-T) has filed permits to construct 11 drill-sites on the Long Peak portion of…