Archive for the ‘Zinc’ Category

Rambler Continues to Report Exceptional High Grade Gold, Copper and Zinc at the Ming Mine Within the New 1806 Zone

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Rambler Metals and Mining plc is pleased to announce continued high grade gold, copper and zinc drill results from its underground diamond drilling exploration and in-fill program at the Ming Mine. Highlights include the following assay results: ------------------------------------------------------------- Drill Hole Sample ...

Production cut could cost Rio Tinto more than $4 billion

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

THE Chinese slowdown has forced Rio Tinto to slash this year's iron ore production by 20 million tonnes in a move that could wipe billions from its revenues. The decision leaves BHP Billiton as the world's only major iron ore producer yet to cut output, following last month's decision by Brazil-based ...

Mountain Lake Reports a Substantial Resource Increase at Bobby’s Pond, Newfoundland

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Mountain Lake Resources Inc. is pleased to announce the results of a National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") compliant independent resource update on its Bobby's Pond base metals Project in central Newfoundland, which substantially increases both the indicated and inferred resources on the project. The independent resource update, prepared by Hrayr Agnerian ...

Canada’s INMET Mining in Mexico Exploration Agreement with Australia’s Global Geoscience

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Canadian mining major, Inmet Mining Corporation (TSX:IMN), has joined Australian gold and base metal explorer, Global Geoscience Ltd (ASX: GSC), with an exploration agreement over Global's 100%-owned Los Graceros Cu-Mo porphyry project in northern Mexico. Global has granted Inmet a three-year option to acquire 51% of the Mexican subsidiary company that holds the tenement ...

Nautilus Minerals Inc.: Teck Cominco Discovers Four High-Grade Copper-Gold-Zinc SMS Systems in Tonga

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Nautilus Minerals Inc. has been advised by its exploration partner, Teck Cominco Limited ("Teck Cominco"), that it has discovered four new high-grade Seafloor Massive Sulphide ("SMS") Systems on Nautilus' prospecting licences in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Kingdom of Tonga (http://www.nautilusminerals.com/i/misc/PR_Tonga_Tenements.jpg). Laboratory testing of 17 massive sulphide samples, across ...

Wealth Discovers Outcropping Copper-Gold Porphyry and Uranium Systems on Its 100% Owned Pampa Coria Property, Northwest Argentina

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Wealth Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce the results from the initial exploration work program at its Pampa Coria property in north-western Argentina. Catena Target - Porphyry Copper-Gold At the Catena target, 64 samples were collected from a northwest trend measuring approximately 7.5 kilometres by 2.5 kilometres. Results from these initial characterization ...

Offshore Developments On The Up

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Recovering minerals from the sea has long had a vague, but elusive attraction. After all, the science of hydrometallurgy is based on the chemistry of recovering metals from solution, and it is well-known that the sea contains huge tonnages of dissolved metals. In reality, however, with the exception of near-shore diamonds ...

Global downturn begins to puncture Australian mining boom

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Since July, definite signs have emerged that Australia’s mining boom, a major factor in the country’s much touted economic growth during the past decade, has started to crumble under the weight of the world economic slowdown. Mineral export prices have begun to turn. The London Metal Exchange Index of six ...

International Millennium Mining Corp.: 2nd Quarter 2008 Report

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

International Millennium Mining Corp. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:IMI) (FRANKFURT:L9J) announces the release of its 2nd Quarter financial statements and MD&A (the "Quarterly Report") for the six months ended June 30, 2008 (BC Form 51-102F1). Pursuant to the requirements of National Instrument 54-102, this news release provides a summary of the ...

PAN Minerals Acquires Additional Property Concession in Turqui Mountain Region of Bolivia

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

La Paz, Bolivia: Pan Minerals (www.panminerals.com), an international mineral exploration and development company, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Mamani Mineral Concession within the Turqui Mountain region of Bolivia. With this acquisition, the company continues its path to concentrate its efforts and resources on the development of mining ...