Diamond Fields Begins Operations in Marshall Forks
Diamond Fields' mining ship DF Discoverer reached Marshall Forks. Mining begins immediately after Dias Reef joint operations concluded.
Diamond Fields International Appoints Auditor
Diamond Fields International appointed BDO Dunwoody as auditor. The change takes effect May 19, 2008, succeeding PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Nautilus Confirms Marketable Concentrate From Solwara 1 Ore
Nautilus Minerals confirmed metallurgical testwork on Solwara 1 ore produces a clean, high-grade copper concentrate exceeding 28 per cent copper with recoveries above 85 per cent.
Nautilus Minerals Inc.: Seed Capital Investment
Nautilus Minerals made a US$1.3-million seed capital investment for a 51-per-cent equity stake in a company associated with director and outgoing CEO David Heydon.
Nautilus Minerals Inc.: Second Phase of 2008 Deep Sea Exploration Program
Teck Cominco has begun the second phase of Nautilus Minerals' 2008 $12-million offshore exploration program with the vessel DEA Surveyor departing Singapore for a 150-day survey of PNG and Tonga tenements.
Nautilus Minerals Inc.: Financial Results for First Quarter 2008
Nautilus Minerals reported first-quarter 2008 results, including $308.0-million (U.S.) in cash, a $116-million EPCM contract award, and the start of Teck Cominco's deep sea exploration program.
Neptune lodges further applications in Japan
Neptune Minerals lodged 405 seabed mineral prospecting licence applications covering 1,400 km2 in Japan's Izu-Bonin Arc, awaiting METI approval.
Nautilus Minerals Inc.: Phase One Deep Sea Exploration Program Completed in Png
Teck Cominco completed phase one of its $12-million 2008 offshore exploration program over Nautilus Minerals' tenements in Papua New Guinea and Tonga on May 6, 2008.
Reorganisation of the Board of Directors
Neptune Minerals announced Peter Vanderspuy's resignation as Chairman and the appointment of Richard K Gorton as a Non-Executive Director.
Nautilus Signs Contract with Canyon Offshore Inc.
Nautilus Minerals Inc. has signed a contract with Canyon Offshore Inc. to supply a vessel, ROV and drilling equipment for 2008 exploration programs in Papua New Guinea and Tonga.