TSX Venture edges up, May 11-15
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index eked out a 4.16-point gain over the trading session to close at 695.31. The index has been stuck at late-2008 levels of 700 points and below since November.
Copper
Atico Mining’s confidence in El Roble grows
Atico Mining’s (TSXV: ATY; US-OTC: ATCMF) El Roble underground mine is the only copper-gold volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit in production today in Colombia and the Vancouver-based junior producer is becoming more confident by…
Hudbay hits commercial production at Constancia
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) has stayed on course with its ambitious growth plans over the last five years, bringing online three new mines, with the latest being the large Constancia copper-molybdenum-gold-silver mine in Peru.
Southern Copper rejects bribery accusations
In the latest drama unfolding at Southern Copper’s (NYSE: SCCO) embattled Tia Maria project in Peru, the company has dismissed allegations that a lawyer, who used to work for the company, tried to bribe protestors on behalf of the company.
Cordoba entices Friedland’s HPX to explore Colombia
VANCOUVER — It’s been over a year since Mario Stifano, president and CEO of Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB; US-OTC: CDBMF) shared an elevator with international financer Robert Friedland and sparked the billionaire’s interest in…
Norman B. Keevil: A lifetime of achievement at Teck
In 1979 The Northern Miner named Norman B. Keevil its Mining Man of the Year, citing the impressive string of mine constructions he presided over in the 1970s. Since winning that award Dr. Keevil went on to ensure Teck was part of some of the…
NovaCopper buying Sunward to advance Alaska project
NovaCopper (TSX: NCQ; NYSE-MKT: NCQ) is acquiring Sunward Resources (TSX: SWD; US-OTC: SNWRF) for the cash it has in its vault — not just its gold project in Colombia.
TSX slides, May 4-8
Poor jobs data and a decline in energy stocks after the New Democratic Party majority win in Alberta sent the S&P/TSX Composite Index down 1.1% to 15,170.02. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index fell 2.8% to 805.08,…
BC Survey’s ‘red line’ a game changer for explorers
VANCOUVER — Geologists Jeff Kyba and Joanne Nelson from the B.C. Geological Survey may have unlocked the secret to world-class porphyry- and intrusion-related gold-copper deposits in northwestern B.C.
Lundin shares jump following ‘spectacular’ first quarter
VANCOUVER — Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN; US-OTC: LUNMF) has been on the acquisitions trail for the past two years, and its aggressive strategy paid off in a big way during the first quarter. The company reported record copper and nickel…
SNL report: Copper dominant in 2014 mining acquisition activity
The following report, Signs of Life in Mining Acquisitions, was released by Virginia-headquartered SNL Metals & Mining. For more information, please visit www.snl.com.
Capstone ends Q1 in the red
Copper producer Capstone Mining (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CSFFF) widens its loss in the first quarter of 2015 due to impairments at the Pinto Valley mine in Arizona and the Minto mine in the Yukon.