Succumbing to the pressures of low metal prices, Phelps Dodge (PD-N) has decided to cut copper production at three mines.The company will curtail production at two mines in New Mexico and one in Chile…
Low metal prices, a weaker Canadian dollar and an operating loss at its Trail production facilities in southeastern British Columbia all contributed to a less-than-stellar third quarter for Cominco (C…
An agreement between four companies closes the book on a long-running property dispute between Ontex Resources (ONT-A) and Metalore Resources (MET-T), and gives Fortune Minerals (FT-T) effective contr…
Pushed by low prices for nickel, copper and zinc, Falconbridge (FL-T) slipped a little deeper into the red during the past quarter.For the three months ended Sept. 30, the company lost $10.5 million (…
At the Pogo gold project in east-central Alaska, Teck (TEK-T) has completed a $5.5-million program of surface exploration consisting of 91,000 ft. of definition and stepout drilling in 97 core holes.T…
Politics has always been a blood sport, but it has been painful in this year of global economic crisis to watch some American politicians focus on little else than their obsession to remove President …
Vancouver-based American Copper (ACC-V) is mulling its options after intended takeover target Oro Nevada Resources (ONV-A) announced plans to sell the Dean Ranch gold property in Nevada’s Crescent Val…
A year ago, mining companies talked mostly about their expanding reserves and resources. At the recent Mining Investment Forum in Denver, gold producers were grilled by mining analysts and fund manage…
Modifications to the Sao Bento mine in eastern Brazil have enabled Eldorado Gold (ELD-V) to reduced overall cash operating costs in the third quarter.The company’s cash costs were slashed by 18%, to U…
Robert M. Smith, a mining engineer who was often described as “the soul” of Barrick Gold, died Oct. 27 in a Toronto hospital from complications resulting from surgery. He was 66.While Chairman Peter M…
The claim dispute between Saskatchewan steel producer Ipsco (IPS-T) and junior explorer Copperquest (COPQ-C) continues, with accusations that Ipsco was provided advance information that the disputed a…
Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.
By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information
Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.