Copper production surplus expected for2014-15: ICSG
The following copper market forecast for 2014 and 2015 was released by the Lisbon-based International Copper Study Group (ICSG). For more information on the ICSG, visit www.icsg.org.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Copper Mountain up 11% on record Q1 production
Vancouver-based Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CUM) saw its shares climb after revealing record first-quarter copper production at its 75%-held Copper Mountain mine near Princeton, B.C.
Denison’s drills hit new high-grade zone at Wheeler River
VANCOUVER — Denison Mines’ (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) Wheeler River property is already home to the high-grade and still-growing Phoenix deposit, which has 52.3 million indicated lb. uranium oxide (U3O8) at an average grade of 15.6%….
Allied Nevada hits the comeback trail
Allied Nevada Gold (TSX: ANV; NYSE-MKT: ANV) has been one of the more challenged operators in the gold sector in recent years, but its latest production results show a company on the comeback trail.
U.S. markets slump as gold rises, April 7-11
It was a weak showing for the U.S. markets, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 388 points to 16,026.75, the S&P 500 was down 48 points to 1,815.69 and the Nasdaq Composite was off 111 points to finish up at 3,999.73.
Turquoise Hill, Rio Tinto expect a delay in Oyu Tolgoi’s financing
Turquoise Hill Resources’ (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) CEO Kay Priestly says “good progress continues to be made” with the Mongolian government to resolve outstanding shareholder issues at the company’s 66%-held Oyu Tolgoi…
Source finds more gold at Las Minas in Mexico
VANCOUVER — A small drill program has returned a big result for Source Exploration (TSXV: SOP), in the form of a lengthy, well-mineralized intercept from its Las Minas gold–silver–copper project in east–central Mexico.
Copper One picks up Troilus from First Quantum
VANCOUVER — Stan Bharti and his merchant banking team at Toronto-based Forbes & Manhattan appear to be on the lookout for past-producing copper assets. Roughly six months after grabbing a major share position in junior Kombat…
Perseus puts out fireat Edikan in Ghana
A fire has put operations on hold at Perseus Mining’s (TSX: PRU; US-OTC: PMNXF) Edikan processing gold plant in Ghana, but the company says things are under control.
Eldorado’s Certej could be ‘platform’ into Eastern Europe
VANCOUVER — On April 7 producer Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) unveiled an updated prefeasibility study (PFS) on its 80%-owned Certej gold–silver project in the Apuseni Mountains in western Romania. And though Eldorado…
Agnico Eagle joins Yamana in battle for Osisko
The fight for Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK; US-OTC: OSKFF) has heated up, with Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) entering the ring with Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) to launch a joint friendly takeover bid to beat Goldcorp’s…
Augusta’s Clausen on Hudbay bid, other suitors
Nine interested parties — including a number of “significant industry players” — have signed confidentiality agreements to review the Rosemont copper project in Arizona, Augusta Resource (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) says.