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Excelsior Mining Plans for Phase I Drilling at Gunnison Copper Property in Arizona

Excelsior Mining Corp. has announced details of the $2.5 million Phase I program planned on the Gunnison Copper Property located within the copper porphyry belt in southern Arizona.

17 Nov 2010

Panoro Minerals Starts Exploration at Cotabambas Copper-Gold Project

Panoro Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:PML)(BVLAC:PML)(FRANKFURT:PZM) has announced the commencement of its 2010 exploration program at its 100% owned Cotabambas Copper-Gold Project located in southern Peru.

From Panoro Minerals Ltd. 17 Nov 2010

South Africa's ANC Eyes a Nationalised Mining Industry

The African National Congress (ANC) is looking at the possibility of nationalizing the South African mining industry with the help of two independently appointed researchers. The irony of this decision is that they want mining companies to help fund the research.

16 Nov 2010

Farallon Mining Q3 Net Income Decreases Sequentially

Farallon Mining Ltd. (TSX:FAN) announces its financial and operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2010.

16 Nov 2010

Empire Mining Begins Drilling at New Demirtepe Target in Bursa Porphyry Project

Empire Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE:EPC) has announced that drilling has commenced at its Bursa copper-molybdenum-gold porphyry project in western Turkey.

16 Nov 2010

Strait Gold Announces Drilling Results from First Two Holes at Alicia Project in Peru

Strait Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:SRD) has reported assay results from the first two holes of an initial drill program at its Alicia Project in southern Peru.

16 Nov 2010

Donner Metals Announces Exploration Results from North Flank of Matagami Camp

Mr. Harvey Keats, Chief Executive Officer of Donner Metals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:DON)(FRANKFURT:D4M) reports drill results from the ongoing exploration programs in the Matagami Camp.

16 Nov 2010

AQM Copper Encounters Consistent Mineralization at Zafranal Project

AQM Copper Inc. (TSX VENTURE:AQM)(BVLAC:AQM) announces more positive drill results from the Zafranal project located in the northwestern extension of the Southern Peru Copper Porphyry Belt near the city of Arequipa.

16 Nov 2010

Output at Collahuasi Copper Mine Continues Despite Strike Action

The strike of the union workers may have entered its 10th day but the copper output at the Collahuasi Mine remains constant. The mine located in northern Chile is owned by Anglo American and Xstrata. It is the fourth largest copper mine in the world.

From Anglo American Plc 15 Nov 2010

Old Meets New at Huge Afghanistan Copper Deposit

In Afghanistan the old meets the new in a bizarre fashion. At an archaeology site where a 2,600 year old Buddhist monastery is being excavated, a Chinese company waits in the wings to exploit the copper mineral resources below. The archaeologists are working on top of the second largest unexploited copper mine in the world in Mes Aynak.

From China Metallurgical Group Corporation 15 Nov 2010