Bolivian government seizes Glencore tin smelter
The Bolivian military has marched on private industry once again — and this time it’s a mining company that is being held under heel.
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Goldcorp sees higher 2007 production, costs.
Vancouver – Canadas second largest gold producer Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), expects to produce 2.6 million oz. of the y…
Southwestern hits China high grade at Boka 1 South
Vancouver – Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) said it is on track to deliver a prefeasibility study for its B…
Aurelian to list on TSX, updates Ecuador progress (February 21, 2007)
Vancouver- Aurelian Resources (ARU-V, AUREF-O) has received conditional approval to list its shares on the Toronto …
Dynacor to roll over gold assets
Dynacor Mines (DYN-T) plans to spin off its gold assets and the market likes the call. The Montreal-based company…
Giustra behind US$300 million sale of Goldcorp mines to junior
Vancouver In what looks to be a US$300 million pruning exercise, Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) is spinning out mines in Au…
Corriente delays startup of Ecuador mine
Vancouver — Already facing a suspension order from the Ecuadorian government, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T, ETQ-X) is delaying the startup of its Mirador copper mine in order to minimize the company’s …
Nationalization grips Bolivian mining sector
The troops of nationalization have marched on Bolivian industry once again and this time the mining sector is fee…
Mansfield Expands Lindero
Vancouver — Drilling by Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) on its Lindero gold project in Salta province, northwestern Argentina, continues to encounter zones of blind, non-outcropping mineralizatio…
Northern Peru Copper Gets Positive Prefeasibility for Galeno
Vancouver — A positive prefeasibility study for Northern Peru Copper’s (NOC-T, NPUCF-O) Galeno project in Peru’s Yanacocha district indicates good preliminary economics for an open-pit operation on t…
Wealth raises $6 million for Argentina uranium
Vancouver – News that Wealth Minerals (WML-V) has raised $6 million to finance exploration at the companys uraniu…
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…