Higher output gives Hecla quarterly boost
Vancouver — A combination of higher production and lower costs propelled Hecla Mining (HL-N) into profitability du…
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BHP tallies lower profits
Vancouver Despite strength in oil and nickel operations, weakness in copper and coal sales resulted in a 9% drop…
GQ surrenders more diamonds
Six of seven heterolithic breccia outcrops on Band-Ore Resources’ (BAN-T) GQ property, near Wawa, Ont., have return…
Thistle posts record month
With reserves freshly boosted at its President Steyn gold mining operations in South Africa, Thistle Mining (THT-T)…
Trading Summary (November 04, 2002)
The Toronto Stock Exchange followed most of the world’s other bourses higher on Monday, with the S&P TSX Composite…
BHP opts out of Tabletop
Vancouver – Disappointing drill results from a 658 metre drill program has prompted BHP Billiton (BHP-N) to stop wo…
Olympus active in Vietnam
Vancouver – Despite cutting encouraging gold values during a newly completed 2,300 metre drill program at the Khe R…
McWatters to restart Sigma mill soon
Having recently suspended operations at its Kiena underground mine in Val d’Or, Que., McWatters Mining (MWA-T) is l…
Charter empowers SA miners
South Africa’s new Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment charter is the product of a process that reaffirms the mining sector’s willingness to aid and promote wealth creation opportunities for histor…
Blacks to own 26% of SA mines under new charter
The revised South African mining charter calls for 26% of every mine to be under black ownership within 10 years and for white-owned companies to help raise the R100 billion needed to achieve this obj…
Return of the commodity cycle
A study recently presented to the Department of Industry concludes that the energy industry is finding it difficult to raise investment capital, and that there is some danger the industry will cut bac…
Horne strike hits CCR refinery (November 04, 2002)
Noranda (NRD-T) intends to cut staff at its CCR refinery in Montreal by about 15%, citing revenue losses caused by striking workers at its Horne copper smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.The smelter normal…