Monterrico Metals has announced an operational update on the Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) on the Rio Blanco copper-moly project in northern Peru. A mine production plan for the first 20 years of the project has been completed on the basis of mining 500 Mt of ore at 25 Mt/y with an overall waste:ore ratio after […]

The Board of Aflease Gold has approved the commencement of the initial phase of the construction of the Modder East gold mine located near the Town of Springs on South Africa’s East Rand. Activities under the approved R20 million Rand programme  include site clearing and box cut excavation. The programme also includes the selection and training […]

The UK’s Scott Wilson Group has acquired Roscoe Postle Associates (RPA). RPA is a renowned firm of geological and mining consultants involved in the evaluation and exploration of the world’s mineral resources. The Company’s headquarters are in
Toronto, Canada, with other offices in Vancouver (BC) and Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.
The business will be integrated with Scott Wilson’s existing […]

As International Mining July goes to press with a major article on the great revival of interest in Spain’s mining potential, comes the news that Lundin Mining has acquired the Toral zinc-lead-silver property in northwestern Spain.

Lundin […]

Steve Williams, Executive Vice President, Oil Sands, Suncor Energy addressed the Alberta Chamber of Resources’ (ACR) Semi-Annual General Meeting in Calgary, on June 15. , 2006
Although Suncor is proud of its individual contributions to the ACR, it is the work we do together that I find most rewarding. Most notable is the Oil Sands Technology […]

Inco and Falconbridge Limited provided members of the investment community with a first-hand look at how they plan to generate approximately $550 million in average annual pre-tax value by applying a ‘one mine’ approach to their combined Canadian operations if and when Inco’s friendly acquisition of Falconbridge is completed. They conducted a two-day Synergy Summit […]