HOME ABOUT US ADVERTISE PREMIUM SUBSCRIBE SITE MAP HELP CONTACT VIDEO SURVEYS   Friday 3 September 2010 Make MNN my HomePage    COPPER STORIES [ 3769 Results - Showing Results 1 to 30 ] Discovery looks at quick payback for Boseto (Tuesday, 31 August 2010) A TWO-year payback period has been concluded on two different production scenarios at Discovery Metals’ Boseto copper project in Botswana, which is forecast to come online in 2012. Full Story... Phoenix enters producer ranks (Tuesday, 31 August 2010) LESS than three months after acquiring the Mountain of Light copper project, Phoenix Copper has started production at the South Australian mine. Full Story... Worth the wait for IMX Exclusively for Premium Subscribers (Tuesday, 31 August 2010) IT’S been a long, hard slog for IMX Resources at its Cairn Hill magnetite project, so the company had much to celebrate when it officially opened the South Australian mine last Thursday. Kristie Batten attended the opening. Full Story... Resource upgrade on the cards for Mungana (Tuesday, 31 August 2010) DRILLING results at the Red Dome copper-gold play in Queensland by Mungana Goldmines bode well for a potential resource upgrade. Full Story... Flowsheet boosts recoveries for Tectonic (Monday, 30 August 2010) THE final flowsheet design for Tectonic Resources’ Phillips River polymetallic project in Western Australia has confirmed higher recoveries and concentrate grades. Full Story... New Koongie supergene zone finds favour (Monday, 30 August 2010) DRILLING by Anglo Australian Resources on its Koongie property in Western Australia could have major ramifications for its development and hit the right chord with investors, with shares in the junior up nearly 21%. Full Story... Finders lands $21M for Indo copper play (Monday, 30 August 2010) FINDERS Resources has landed a $A21 million cash injection to help fund its move to copper production at its Wetar copper play in Indonesia. Full Story... Mining Briefs: Byrnecut, Batavia, Golden Rim and more (Thursday, 26 August 2010) A CONTRACT win for Byrnecut Australia, the acquisition of an iron ore property by Batavia Mining, more acreage in Burkina Faso for Golden Rim Resources, a submission by East Coast Minerals to start potash exploration at its Yaringa-1 project in Western Australia and an update on the sales process at Ero Mining’s Georgetown mine in Queensland were the main highlights of Mining Briefs today. Full Story... Cairn Hill opening marks a century milestone for SA (Thursday, 26 August 2010) SOUTH Australia has celebrated the first of its next wave of iron ore producers in more than a century after the official opening today of IMX Resources’ Cairn Hill mine by Premier Mike Rann. Full Story... Xstrata workers clean up in awards (Wednesday, 25 August 2010) AN innovation that makes the workplace safer while saving time has earned Xstrata Copper employees the prestigious Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Innovations Award at a ceremony in Townsville last night. Full Story... Kagara returns to profit (Tuesday, 24 August 2010) BASE metals miner Kagara has posted a modest full-year profit of $A3.7 million, in what it describes as a rebuilding period for the company. Full Story... Local connection helps Chile mine rescue (Tuesday, 24 August 2010) A PERTH drilling consultant, deployed to help with the rescue effort for 33 men trapped in an underground copper mine in Chile, says it could take until Christmas to free them. Full Story... Mining Briefs: Montezuma, Magma, Charter Pacific and more (Friday, 20 August 2010) DRILLING progress for Montezuma Mining Company, a survey update for Magma Metals, a move into gold exploration by investment company Charter Pacific Corporation and a potential move into mining for Greenvale Asset, were the top stories in Mining Briefs today. Full Story... Mining Briefs: Legacy, ABM, Auzex and more (Thursday, 19 August 2010) DRILLING updates for Legacy Iron Ore, ABM Resources, Auzex Resources, Castlemaine Goldfields and China Yunnan Copper Australia are the main features of Mining Briefs today. Full Story... Vale deal a key in Avanco’s game plan (Thursday, 19 August 2010) AUSTRALIAN junior Avanco Resources is looking to capitalise on its relationship with Brazilian iron ore major Vale in Brazil and progress other opportunities in the country. Full Story... More exploration needed to extend Rocklands resource: Cudeco (Wednesday, 18 August 2010) CUDECO shares have taken a hammering on the bourse today after the release of a disappointing resource upgrade at the Rocklands copper project, and comments from its chairman that the project may need another five years of exploration. Full Story... Mining Briefs: Venturex, Richmond, OZ and more (Tuesday, 17 August 2010) REVISED resource estimates for Venturex Resources, positive metallurgy for Richmond Mining, financial adjustments for OZ Minerals, exploration updates for Greater Bendigo Gold Mines and Avanco Resources, contract appointments by Moly Mines and new acreage for Drake Resources in Mauritania, were the main headlines in Mining Briefs today. Full Story... Anvil hedges 2010 production (Tuesday, 17 August 2010) DUAL listed copper miner Anvil Mining expects to deliver 15,000 tonnes of copper in concentrate from its Kinsevere stage 1 project in the Congo for calendar 2010. Full Story... Mining Briefs: Alkane, Brumby, Prosperity and more (Monday, 16 August 2010) DRILLING and trenching results were the order of the day for Alkane Resources, Brumby Resources and Prosperity Resources in Mining Briefs today, with Austin Engineering and Gindalbie Metals being the exceptions. Full Story... Maiden reserve at Boseto (Friday, 13 August 2010) DISCOVERY Metals has released a maiden ore reserve for its Boseto copper project in Botswana, with the results of the bankable feasibility study to be released at the end of this month. Full Story... A pint with: Peter Reeve Exclusively for Premium Subscribers (Friday, 13 August 2010) HANDPICKED by Robert Friedland to run the Australian arm of Ivanhoe Mines, Peter Reeve has been a busy man during the past three years as he shapes the company towards becoming the country’s largest base metals miner. He recently took time out of his schedule to speak with Tania Winter about his career in the industry and plans for the future. Full Story... Another copper upgrade for QMC (Tuesday, 10 August 2010) AN independent review of Queensland Mining Corporation’s Stuart deposit near Cloncurry has led to a substantial increase in copper resources. Full Story... Intierra Spotlight: Around the Red Sea (Tuesday, 10 August 2010) THIS week Spotlight takes you away from Australian shores to look at activity around the Red Sea and, in particular, to developments in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Eritrea where a number of foreign companies, many Australian, are beginning to cut the mustard. Full Story... Conquest picks up SAG mill (Monday, 9 August 2010) CONQUEST Mining is pushing ahead with the development of its Mt Carlton gold-silver-copper project in Queensland after the acquisition of a SAG mill from copper developer Hillgrove Resources. Full Story... Copper hits new high (Thursday, 5 August 2010) WHILE London Metal Exchange-traded base metals rose across the board overnight, copper reached what was nearly a three-month high of $US7505 a tonne on the back of a late afternoon rally, fuelled by surprisingly positive US economic data which bolstered demand hopes, as well as a rebound in equity markets. Its highest three-month price of $7510/t was reached on Monday. Full Story... Mining Briefs: Paladin, Terramin, Crusader and more (Thursday, 5 August 2010) AUSTRALIAN uranium producer Paladin Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese group CGNPC (China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Corporation) for potential long-term uranium offtake and an expansion of its joint venture with Energy Metals in the Northern Territory. Full Story... Ivanhoe locks in more metal at higher grades (Wednesday, 4 August 2010) THE highly prized Merlin discovery in Queensland continues to grow for Ivanhoe Australia with an independent resource estimate not only increasing its metal content, but the grade of both molybdenum and rhenium. Full Story... Mining Briefs: Mungana, Crossland and Spitfire (Tuesday, 3 August 2010) DRILLING by Mungana Goldmines at its wholly owned Red Dome copper-gold project in North Queensland has intersected substantial widths and grades of mineralisation outside the known resource boundary. Full Story... Intierra Spotlight: Vale’s search for copper (Tuesday, 3 August 2010) AT the end of last week Vale announced that it wanted to expand its interests in copper. It has 11 million tonnes of reserves and produced 190,000t in 2009. Spotlight decided to look at the Intierra database to see which candidates might be available. Full Story... Metals Finance progresses finance talks (Monday, 2 August 2010) WITH the all clear to develop the Chambishi copper-cobalt tailings resource in Zambia following the approval of its joint venture partner and resource owner, Metals Finance is progressing discussions with potential South African debt and equity providers. Full Story... 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