Lisbon Valley produces copper
Vancouver — Denver, Colo.-based Constellation Copper (CCU-T, CCUDF-O) has harvested the first cathode copper at its wholly owned Lisbon Valley mine near Moab, in Utah’s San Juan Cty….
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Midway shaping up zone near Tonopah (May 01, 2006)
A 43-hole drill program by Midway Gold (MDW-V, MDWGF-O) at its Midway property in Nye Cty., Nev., has wrapped up and results show an expansion of at least one of the property’s mineralized zones….
Midway tables preliminary Spring Valley number (April 26, 2006)
AMEC E&C Services has pinned a preliminary resource estimate for Midway Gold’s (MDW-V, MDWGF-O) Spring Valley proje…
Barrick exercises back-in right at Pinson (April 24, 2006)
Some good drilling results and the discovery of a new, high-grade gold zone on the Pinson property being explored by Atna Resources (Atn-T, ATNAF-O) in Nevada has caught the eye of Barrick Gold (ABX-T…
Canyon loses another round in battle over Seven-up Pete
Vancouver — A district court in Montana has dismissed a complaint by Canyon Resources (CAU-X) for a federal “takings” claim by the company-led Seven-Up Pete joint venture, which had sought to develop…
Mexivada stakes Nevada
Mexivada Mining (MNV-V) has staked and filed 51 new lode mining claims in the Freiberg Mining District in Lincoln C…
Pacific North West Capital acquires Goodnews Bay
Vancouver A newly inked deal with an Alaskan native corporation gives Pacific North West Capital (PFN-T, PAWEF-Q)…
Fury options Taylor silver mine in Nevada (April 17, 2006)
Vancouver — Looking to achieve the rank of junior producer, Fury Explorations (FUR-V, FURXF-O) is acquiring the past-producing Taylor silver mine near Ely, Nev….
Queenstake’s losses narrow
Vancouver — Staying on track with its redevelopment plan, Queenstake Resources (QRL-T, QEE-X) reported 2005 gold production of just over 204,000 oz. from its Jerritt Canyon operations in northeastern…
Low moly prices could thwart Phelps’ plans for Climax
Phelps Dodge (PD-N) has announced plans to restart its Climax molybdenum mine, in Leadville, Colo., but with the metal’s price down from last year, not everyone is convinced the plans will come to fru…
Juniors give former Echo Bay assets a second look
Vancouver — Strong metal prices have prompted several junior companies to take a second look at some Nevada properties previously mined or partially developed by Echo Bay Mines, a major gold-silver p…
Midway shaping up zone near Tonopah (April 11, 2006)
A 43-hole drill program by Midway Gold (MDW-V) at its Midway property in Nye Cty., Nev., has wrapped up and results…