Xstrata suspends copper production at Kidd smelter for 8 weeks
Citing weak sulphuric acid demand, Xstrata Copper, a subsidiary of Xstrata (XTA-L), is suspending copper production…
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Dynasty commissions Zaruma gold plant in Ecuador
Dynasty Metals & Mining (DMM-T) has started commissioning its gold processing plant at Zaruma in southwestern Ecuad…
Eloro Resources finds zinc-silver rich massive sulphides in Ontario
Eloro Resources (ELO-V) believes the mineralization at its Hurdman property in northern Ontario is similar to that …
Aurizon raising $50 million
A $50-million bought-deal financing led by National Bank Financial will give Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-N) some cash…
Rio Tinto Alcan cutting 120 to 140 head office jobs in Montreal
Rio Tinto Alcan, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto (RTP-N), is cutting 120 to140 jobs at its Montreal head office, the Cana…
Gammon Gold’s outlook to 2011
Gammon Gold (GAM-T, GRS-N) may have failed in its attempt to acquire Capital Gold (CGC-T, CGLD-o) and its coveted E…
Goldsource shares fall on Border coal intercepts
Vancouver – Investors battered the share-price of Goldsource Mines (GXS-V) after it released its latest coal inte…
Goldcliff hit near-surface gold in southern BC
Vancouver – Drills probing beneath the Bonanza trench at the Panorama Ridge property in southern British Columbia…
Alcoa loses US$497m in Q1
Aluminum miner Alcoa (AA-N) has reported a loss of US$497 million in the first quarter of 2009, on revenues of US$4…
Uruguay defines resources underground
Uruguay Mineral Exploration (UME-V, UGY-L) has come out with an initial resource estimate for mineralization found …
MBMI reports resource estimate for Alpha in the Philippines
Vancouver-based junior MBMI Resources (MBM-V) and its partners in the Philippines have been operating the Alpha nic…
Crew Gold poised to sell Nalunaq gold mine in Greenland
Debt-ladened Crew Gold (CRU-T, CRUGF-0), which posted a net loss of US$203.5 million last year and has watched its …