Teck Cominco posts $504-million profit in Q3
Vancouver – Robust commodity prices continued to fuel Teck Cominco’s (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) revenue engine, delivering st…
Coal
When it rains it pours in Pine Valley
The list of problems for junior coal-producer Pine Valley Mining (PVM-T, PVMCF-O) is long: a washplant with poor recoveries; a pit with more oxidized coal than expected; and a loan agreement that coul…
Anglo Coal consolidating in B.C.
Coal properties in north-eastern B.C. saw some consolidation as Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T) NEMI Northern Energy…
Mexican coal miners face hazardous conditions
Lima, Peru — Almost a year after Mexico’s worst mining disaster in four decades, investigators are still trying to recover the 64 missing bodies of the miners killed in the Pasta de Conchos coal pit…
Pine Valley hits more oxidized coal than expected
The market continued to pull down Pine Valley Mining (PVM-T) shares, as the Vancouver-based coal producer announced…
Hillsborough advances Horizon to feasibility
Vancouver – A newly completed, independent scoping study has convinced Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T) to advance t…
Western Canadian Coal fires up Wolverine
Vancouver — Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WXJXF-O, WTN-L) has brought its second open-pit coal operation, the Wolverine mine in northeastern British Columbia, into production….
Imperial makes bid for bcMetals
Vancouver – A newly launched takeover bid for bcMetals (C-V) could catapult Imperial Metals (III-T) into a much la…
China hires 70,000 safety inspectors for coal mines
The state-owned People’s Daily Online is reporting that some 70,000 miners have been recruited by Chinese coal mines to work as mining safety supervisors, a move by the All-China Federation of Trade U…
Sherritt makes $93M in first half (August 28, 2006)
Strong revenues thanks to high commodity prices brought Sherritt International (S-T, SHERF-O) a net income of $57.2 million (36 per share) on revenue of $297 million in the second quarter of the year…
QGX weathering Mongolia’s tax storm (August 25, 2006)
It takes a lot of blood, sweat and tears to develop a deposit in a young democracy. Sometimes all the work gets rew…
Sherritt makes $93M in first half (August 02, 2006)
Strong revenues thanks to high commodity prices brought Sherritt International (S-T) a net income of $57.2 million …