Western Copper proceeds with unbundling plans, changes name

Western Copper, which owns the Casino copper-gold project in Canada’s Yukon, said on Friday it will spin off its other assets into two TSX V-listed firms, and changing its name to Western Copper and Gold. As part of the plan first unveiled in...

Western Copper to spin out Carmacks, Island Copper projects

Vancouver-based Western Copper on Thursday unveiled plans to spin out certain projects into two new companies, which the firm says will allow it to focus on its flagship Casino copper/gold/silver/molybdenum project, in the Yukon. The first...

Western Copper ready for next steps at Yukon copper/gold/moly project

Vancouver-based Western Copper will start preparations for a feasibility study on its Casino copper/gold/molybdenum project in the Yukon after an updated prefeasibility study at higher output levels showed the project would be economically...

Western Copper looks at options for Carmacks project

Vancouver-based Western Copper is looking at potential changes to its Carmacks copper project in the Yukon to address environmental concerns, and has also filed a notice of appeal with the Yukon Court of Appeal “to obtain maximum flexibility”,...

Western Copper eyes higher throughput at Casino project after resource hike

Shares in Vancouver-based Western Copper rose three percent on Tuesday, after the company said it may increase the planned throughput at its Casino gold/copper project in the Yukon Territory by one third. The firm also said it is now looking at...

Western Copper hikes resource at Yukon gold/copper/moly project

TSX-listed Western Copper has increased the inferred resource at its Casino project, in the Yukon territory, a whopping six times, to 1,07-billion tons, the company announced on Monday. The measured and indicated resources at the...

Company Announcement: Western Copper Continues Extension Of Higher Grade Supergene Mineralization At Casino

Attached please find a press release on: Western Copper Corporation (“Western Copper” or the “Company”) (TSX:WRN) is pleased to announce the final results from the 2010 exploration program at its wholly owned Casino Project, located in the...

Oz swings to profit, targets higher FY gold output

The Prominent Hill mine in South Australia produced 60 145 t of copper and 90 821 oz of gold during its first full six months of production, owner Oz Minerals reported on Wednesday. The company also reported that it had returned to profitability,...

Oz Minerals raises FY gold target on strong Q2 performance

Copper and gold producer Oz Minerals on Friday increased its full-year gold production guidance with almost 30 000 oz, on the back of better-than-expected second-quarter output. The miner said on Friday that it now expected to produce between 140...

Oz Minerals approves new underground mine at Prominent Hill

The board of Australian copper-miner Oz Minerals has approved the development of an underground operation at the Prominent Hill mine, in South Australia. The board approved the underground development after the federal government scrapped the...

Western Copper to appeal Yukon water licence decision

Canadian development company Western Copper will appeal a Yukon Water Board decision denying its application for a water use licence for the Carmacks copper project, the company said on Monday. Western Copper has filed a petition with the Yukon...

Oz needs more certainty on tax before copper project decision

Copper producer Oz Minerals has reported that it would be unable to conclude its analysis of the Western Copper underground project, in South Australia, until the impacts of the proposed super profits tax (SPT) could be factored into the financial...