August 10, 2012

BCGold Corp. enters into option agreement with Kaiyue international Inc.

BCGold has granted Kaiyue the option to acquire a 60% interest in the Toe Property by making $255,000 in cash payments, $1,900,000 in exploration expenditures and issuing 400,000 shares of…

August 10, 2012

Cobriza intersects 292 meters of 0.33% copper equivalent(i) at Arikepay copper-gold porphyry discovery

The company highlights its RC-12-ARI-011: 292m averaging 0.10% Cu, 0.32 g/t Au and 1.1 g/t Ag, including 186m averaging 0.11% Cu, 0.43 g/t Au and 1.4 g/t Ag.

August 9, 2012

Romios provides an update on its exploration program in the Golden Triangle, northwestern British Columbia

To date, Romios has completed 10 diamond drill holes totalling 1,815 metres on its Ken, Northwest-Jazzman, and '72 Zone exploration targets located within its Newmont Lake project

August 8, 2012

Infographic: copper the essential metal part II

With exploration forced to higher risk areas and growing Chinese demand, Visual Capitalist explores why copper prices have increased by 400% in the last decade.

August 8, 2012

Rio Tinto announces first half underlying earnings of $5.2 billion

The company points to its iron ore division's record performance as reason for first half underlying earnings of $5.2 billion.

August 8, 2012

Revolution Resources announces discovery of three gold, copper, and molybdenum prospects, La Bufa project, Mexico

In the report, Revolution announces the discovery of three new high-grade gold, silver, copper and molybdenum-bearing prospects at its La Bufa Property in Mexico.

August 8, 2012

Tigray Reports 18.0 meters of 3.23% copper, 0.95 g/t gold, 22 g/t silver and 3.86% zinc at Mayshehagne, and 12.0 meters of 2.18 g/t gold and 68 g/t silver at Terakimti

Highlights from the Ethiopian projects include 18.0 meters of 3.23% copper, 0.95 g/t gold, 22 g/t silver and 3.86% zinc at Mayshehagne, and 12.0 meters of 2.18 g/t gold and…

August 8, 2012

Constantine finds horseshoe zone on trend with Lake Shore’s Fenn-Gib deposit, Ontario

The new gold showing area has been recently identified by Constantine and is located immediately west and adjacent to Lake Shore Gold's 2.1 million ounce Fenn-Gib deposit.

August 7, 2012

Investors cheer Ivanhoe one last time

After 13 years as a listed entity Tuesday was the last hooray for IVN – a favourite of resource stock investors who enjoyed a 5% gain on the day.

August 7, 2012

Xstrata to create world’s biggest zinc mine

Xstrata has approved a $360 million expansion for its McArthur River mine in Australia’s Northern Territory which will make the project the largest producer of zinc in the world.