Copper


First Quantum Minerals' Kansanshi copper mine in Zambia. Source: First Quantum Minerals

First Quantum’s Kansanshi gets mixed reviews

VANCOUVER — An updated technical report filed by First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM; US-OTC: FQVLF) on its 80% owned Kansanshi copper operations, 10 km north of Solwezi, Zambia, sent analysts scrambling to lower target share prices for the…



The plant site under development at Romarco Minerals' Haile gold mine in South Carolina. Source: Romarco Minerals

OceanaGold bids $856M for Romarco Minerals

OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) is offering to buy Romarco Minerals (TSX: R) in a friendly all-share, $856-million deal to secure low-cost growth in the form of the junior’s Haile gold mine, which is under construction in South Carolina.


TSX moves up, July 27-31

Despite poor economic data and lower oil prices, the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose nearly 2% to finish July at 14,468.44. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 1.1% to 53.17, while the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining…



Looking west along a trans-lithospheric fault of the Garder-Voisey's Bay system on Equitas Resources' Garland nickel property in Labrador. Source: Equitas Resources

Equitas hunts next Voisey’s Bay

Junior Equitas Resources (TSXV: EQT; US-OTC: EQTRF) has kicked off a second phase of exploration at its Garland nickel-copper-cobalt property in Newfoundland and Labrador, with the hope of discovering deeper Voisey’s Bay-style…


A drill rig underground at Rambler Metals & Mining's Ming copper-gold mine in Newfoundland. Credit: Rambler Metals and Mining

Rambler adds 15 years to mine life at Ming

VANCOUVER — Rambler Metals & Mining (TSXV: RAB) is looking to upgrade its underground Ming copper-gold mine, 17 km east of the town of Baie Verte on the north-central coast Newfoundland, after positive results from a prefeasibility…



Teck Resources' 80%-owned Greenhills metallurgical coal mine in southeastern British Columbia.  Source: Teck Resources

Teck chugs along, amid plunging coal prices

Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B and NYSE: TCK) has posted decent second quarter results. But analysts remain cautious about the diversified miner’s path forward, amid weakening coal markets.



Mills spinning at Kirkland Lake Gold's Macassa gold mine in Ontario. Source: Kirkland Lake Gold

Gold stocks that soared in 2015’s H1

Several gold producers have registered strong share price gains during the first half of 2015, despite price pressure on the yellow metal. The spot gold price dipped 0.7% from last year’s close to end June 30 at US$1,174 per oz. It has…


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