Xstrata raises Tampakan copper and Raglan nickel resource estimates UPDATE

From: LONDON (Thomson Financial)
http://www.hemscott.com
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Xstrata PLC said the resource estimate for the Tampakan copper-gold project in the Philippines has been increased by over 10 pct, consolidating Tampakan’s position as one of the largest undeveloped copper deposits in South East Asia, and raised inferred resource estimates at the Raglan nickel operation in northern […]

Tampakan’s gold and copper deposit higher than past estimates

TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato (MindaNews / December 7) – Estimate of copper and gold deposits here could actually be much higher than earlier reported, the new owner of the Tampakan exploration project said.
The Xstrata Copper posted a recent report on the Internet that said that new resource estimates for copper and gold deposits in the project […]

Vizcaya town, village councils back mining exploration project

QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya – The sangguniang bayan of this mineral-rich town has unanimously endorsed the exploration project of FCF Minerals Corp. (MTL Philippines Inc.) in Barangay Runruno here.
In resolutions addressed to President Arroyo, Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza, Mines and Geosciences Bureau Director Horace Ramos and Nueva Vizcaya Rep. Carlos Padilla, the Quezon […]

Rusina Mining ships 1,000 tonnes of saprolite from Acoje mines in Philippines

From: http://www.forbes.com
AFX News Limited
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Rusina Mining NL said the saprolite drilling at Acoje mines in Philippines has been completed and that it has shipped 1,000 tonnes of bulk sample of saprolite ore in November for 98,000 usd.
The mining company said its Santa Cruz port in Philippines is complete and ready for ship […]