The newest inductees into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame served their companies in widely differing roles, from explorer to developer to deal maker, but all four men proved to be invaluable contribu…
BHP Billiton (BHP-N) has uncovered nine weakly to moderately diamondiferous kimberlites at its Qilalugaq property, near Repulse Bay in Nunavut.A test sample of 9.1 tonnes of kimberlite collected from …
With the ink barely dry on a 3-year labour deal, Teck Cominco (TEK-T) is preparing to boost to 97.5% its stake in the Highland Valley Copper mine, 60 km southwest of Kamloops, B.C.The company will do …
Two months of negotiations between union workers and Falconbridge (FL-T) have ended in failure, forcing the major to shut down its mining and milling operations in Sudbury, Ont.Members of the Sudbury …
Based on the recommendations of a preliminary technical report, Birch Mountain Resources (BMD-V) plans to advance its Muskeg Valley limestone project in northeastern Alberta to the prefeasibility stag…
Gold was surprisingly resilient on the Friday (Jan. 30) before pressday, with good support holding below US$400 per oz. and closing on its high at US$402.20.However, we expect heightened volatility to…
A 10,000-metre drill program is under way at the KPM property, 60 km west of Kenora, Ont. Amador Gold (AGX-V) is drilling the past-producing property in order to expand a known gold resource and test …
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$401.75-2.25Silver$6.18 -0.06Platinum$824.00-30.00…
Improved prices and strong demand for copper have prompted Phelps Dodge (PD-N) to increase production from operations that were either suspended or curtailed during the industry downturn of the late 1…
Inmet Mining’s (IMN-T) 18%-owned Ok Tedi copper mine in Papua New Guinea will operate at a minimum of half-capacity for at least the next two months, following the failure of one of two semi-autogenou…
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,600/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.95/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.55/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$27-29/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.1685/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$375/kg.Iridium: M…
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