Old mining properties never die; they just get recycled . . . or so goes an industry adage. And that means someone was bound to dust off the Howard’s Pass zinc deposit, which didn’t quite make the roc…
Thanks to stronger demand for potash and higher nitrogen prices, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T) turned a tidy profit in the second quarter.Net earnings in the three months ended June 30 topped U…
On the strength of record production at the Sadiola Hill gold mine in western Mali, Iamgold (IMG-T) posted a profit of US$4.7 million (US6 per share) on revenue of US$17.6 million for the three month…
Southern Peru Copper (PCU-N) has raised US$30 million, through the sale of bonds, to finance an expansion of the Toquepala open-pit copper mine and modifications to the Ilo smelter.The bonds, due in J…
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 11088 32.12 29.56 31.06 -…
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T22.7ComincoCLT-T3.8FalconbridgeFL-T7.0Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T5.8Freeport McMoR…
The continued strength of base and platinum group metals translated into another profitable quarter for Falconbridge (FL-T).Net earnings for the three months ended June 30 topped $126.3 million (or 70…
Akash Ventures (AKH-V) has changed its name to International Akash Ventures (IKS-V) on a 1-new-to-3-old share basis.Aegean Gold (AEG-V) has changed its name to Agean International G…
This letter is in response to your misleading and erroneous portrayal of “whole sampling” core as questionable sampling, with implications of “salting” and fraud in articles and cartoons (May 15 to Ju…
Three zinc-copper zones in the Matagami camp of northwestern Quebec are taking the shape of a promising target for Noranda (NOR-T).Thirty-five holes were recently sunk in the Equinox, Perseverance and…
Operating profits at the Red Dog mine in Alaska and the Trail smelter in British Columbia propelled base metal titan Cominco (CLT-T) to substantial earnings in the second quarter.The company posted a …
The sabre-rattling between De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) and takeover target Winspear Diamonds (WSP-T) has ended with an agreement that allows the offer to be extended to Aug. 15 from July 28….
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