Plot thickening in US$1.7B Asarco asset-sale to Vedanta
Vancouver – Despite a ruling that approves certain conditions of a proposed US$1.7 billion sale of Asarco’s operati…
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Tower Hill keeps hitting gold at Livengood
Vancouver – The Livengood gold deposit in Alaska just keeps growing for International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-V).
Firstgold’s first gold pour may be its last
Firstgold (FGD-T) has defaulted on two loans and been forced to suspend crushing activity at its Relief Canyon heap…
Chariot gets some solid numbers on Marcona
After a long wait, Chariot Resources (CHD-T) has finally released a feasibility study on its Marcona copper project…
Apoquindo finds US partner for Chilean copper project (April 22, 2009)
Vancouver — A joint-venture agreement with a private partner ready to spend almost $11 million is set to move Ap…
Teck restructures massive debt
Vancouver – Teck (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) is back from the brink of disaster: Canada’s biggest mining company watched its…
Ivanhoe banks on Merlin rhenium deposit in Oz
When Peter Reeve describes Ivanhoe Australia’s “remarkable” Merlin deposit he likens it to some of the great minera…
Freeport McMoRan’s first quarter revenue cut in half
Overall production was up and gold revenues from its Grasberg operations in Indonesia completely offset production …
Apoquindo finds US partner for Chilean copper project (April 22, 2009)
Vancouver — A joint-venture agreement with a private partner ready to spend almost $11 million is set to move Apoq…
Apoquindo finds US partner for Chilean copper project (April 22, 2009)
ancouver — A joint-venture agreement with a private partner ready to spend almost $11 million is set to move Apoqu…
Alexco defines more high-grade silver at Keno
Vancouver – Underground definition drilling at Alexco Resources’ (AXR-V, AXU-X) Bellekeno project on its Keno Hil…
Caterpillar records first-quarter loss; high redundancy costs
Since late last year Caterpillar Inc. (CAT-N) has laid off 10,000 of its full-time employees and eliminated 15,000 …