Russia’s Mechel Steel prices IPO, begins trading
Just hours before the opening bell, Russian steel maker and base-metal miner Mechel Steel (MTL-N) set the price of…
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Denton-Rawhide pit eyed as garbage dump
Vancouver – The Denton-Rawhide joint venture hopes to generate millions in tipping fees through a new deal that cou…
Xstrata bids for WMC (October 28, 2004)
Swiss-based, diversified base metal miner Xstrata (XTA-L) has launched a hostile, all-cash offer for the world’s th…
Placer posts US$148-million Q3 profit
Vancouver – It gold mines on track for 2004 operational targets, Placer Dome (PDG-T) saw third quarter earnings of…
Alexis hitting high grade at Lac Herbin
Assays are back from a 7,900-metre drill program that will expand the gold resource at Alexis Minerals’ (AMC-V) Lac…
Newmont’s 3rd Quarter Results boosted by gold
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has increased its third quarter net income by US$14.3 million compared with last year.Bo…
Equinox looks to develop Lumwana
A change in the development plan at the Lumwana copper project in Zambia promises to reduce capital costs for opera…
Northgate sees record third quarter
Vancouver – Buoyant gold and copper prices have given Northgate Minerals (NGX-T) record quarterly income of US$10 m…
Centerra’s first quarter turns out well (October 26, 2004)
Newly minted gold producer Centerra Gold (CG-T) has shown good form out of the gate, earning US$28.7 million on rev…
Denison to increase Wheeler interest
Denison Mines (DEN-T) has concluded a second agreement to increase its exposure to uranium exploration in northern…
Tulsequah Chief resource firmed up (October 26, 2004)
Redfern Resources, a unit of Redcorp Ventures (RDV-T) has intersected impressive gold, silver and base metal minera…
Teck Cominco’s Q3 another record
Vancouver – Reporting its fourth consecutive record quarter, Teck Cominco (TEK-T) has delivered $120 million in thi…