Mercator on life support
Financially troubled producer Mercator Minerals (TSX: ML; US-OTC: MLKKF) has filed for protection from its creditors in Canada and the U.S.
Copper
Start small in the Ring of Fire, Noront CEO says
There’s no question that massive infrastructure will need to be built in order to mine the large chromite deposits in the Ring of Fire, says Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) president and CEO Alan Coutts.
Letter to the editor: Why Mount Polley’s tailings are not toxic
The Mount Polley copper-gold mine operated by Imperial Metals processed a form of ore related to an alkali intrusive. This type of ore is typified as having a low content of sulphur and is not associated with significant quantities of…
Balmoral delivers more high-grade nickel-PGMs at Grasset
Balmoral Resources’ (TSX: BAR) latest drill results provide further confirmation of new high-grade discovery at its Grasset nickel-copper-PGM project in Quebec, 600 km northwest of Montreal.
Price tag for Duluth’s Twin Metals nears US$3B
The release of a prefeasibility study estimating that its Twin Metals copper-nickel-platinum group metals joint-venture project would cost US$2.8 billion to build sent Duluth Metals (TSX: DM; USOTC: DULMF) shares tumbling by more than 25%.
Resolution at hand for Newmont in Indonesia
A month after Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) signed a deal with the Indonesian government resolving a standoff over the country’s recently imposed export tax on mineral concentrates, Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) appears…
CBC Radio: TNM editor-in-chief talks Imperial Metals, Red Chris and Mount Polley
Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming appeared Tuesday evening on CBC Radio British Columbia’s drive-home show “On the Coast” with guest host Kirk Williams to talk about Imperial Metals, the Mount Polley spill, the Red Chris mine…
US stocks climb, Aug. 11-15
It was a good week for U.S. equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 109 points to 16,662.91, while the broader S&P 500 Index jumped 23 points to 1,955.06. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index added 94 points to 4,464.93.
Rio Tinto’s profits improve as hard-won cost savings take hold
VANCOUVER — Cost cutting by the majors has been a painful necessity over the past few years, and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) is no exception. But based on the results from the first half of 2014, the mega-miner’s focus on…
Miedzi Copper loses Poland concessions
Ross Beaty isn’t the type of businessman who normally airs his grievances in public. But when two of his copper concessions in Poland were apparently revoked by the Polish government, he felt he had no choice.
OceanaGold to optimize Didipio mine plan
OceanaGold’s (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) Didipio gold–copper mine in the Philippines entered production in April 2013 and is on track this year to produce between 85,000 and 95,000 oz. gold and 21,000 to 24,000 tonnes copper, at…
Mabilo drilling delivers strong results for RTG Mining
Drill results from RTG Mining’s (TSX: RTG) flagship Mabilo gold–copper project in the Philippines sent the company’s shares up 2.78% to $1.11 per share on Aug. 13, and another 24.32% to $1.38 on Aug. 14.