Teck and Copper Fox partner up on Schaft Creek
VANCOUVER — Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) has a thing for Schaft Creek.
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Rio repairs Bingham Canyon, ships first Oyu Tolgoi copper, expands Pilbara
VANCOUVER — When a wall failure sent 150 million tonnes of rock and earth pouring into the massive pit at the Bingham Canyon mine in Utah in April, owner Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) said the event would reduce its copper output for…
Fortune closes in on final permits at NICO
VANCOUVER — It has been a promising six months for Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT; US-OTC: FTMDF) and its advanced-stage NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth project, 160 km northwest of Yellowknife, N.W.T. The London, Ont.-based company began the year…
Editorial: Prosperity’s temerity
I visited Taseko Mines’ Gibraltar mine north of Williams Lake, B.C., in 2008. The company bought the shuttered operation in 1998 and restarted it in 2004. Four expansions later, Gibraltar now employs 700 people, churns out 90 million lb….
U.S. markets, July 8-12
U.S. stocks closed the trading week in the green, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average adding 2.2%, or 328.46 points, to 15,464.30. The S&P 500 Index rose nearly 3%, or 48.3 points, to 1,680.19, and the Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index…
Mercator lowers Mineral Park’s copper-moly reserves
Mercator Minerals (TSX: ML; US-OTC: MLKKF) has updated the resource and reserve estimate for its Mineral Park copper-molybdenum mine in Arizona, noting that while reserves have decreased, the open-pit operation still has a promising life ahead.
Gold Reach advances Ootsa on all fronts
VANCOUVER — The first half of 2013 has been a busy time for Gold Reach Resources (TSXV: GRV) at its Ootsa property in B.C. Since January the company has updated the resource estimates for the project’s two deposits, shown that…
Eurasian rethinks Arizona’s copper riches
PHOENIX, ARIZONA — “Here we are, in the middle of one of the most productive copper districts in the world — Arizona — and we were able to just stake this ground,” says David Cole, president and CEO of Eurasian…
Osisko sheds light on mystery Mexican project
VANCOUVER — Last October, Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) made a rather odd announcement. The Montreal-based, Eastern Canada-focused gold miner reported it had staked just shy of 10,000 sq. km in Mexico, but wouldn’t be telling anyone the…
Procon invests $12M in Fortune Minerals
Procon Resources, a Vancouver-based mining contractor that is majority owned by China CAMC Engineering, is making an $11.7-million strategic investment in Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT) at a price of 40¢ per share — a 14% premium over…
Greenland’s timeless allure
Avannaa Resources is a privately held exploration company founded by three geologists from Britain and Denmark who pooled their interest and experience in Greenland. It may be an unfamiliar name to many, but over the last nine months, the…
Atico completes El Roble resource
When it comes to pedigree in South America’s mining industry, it doesn’t get much better than the storied Ganoza family of Peru, which has owned and operated underground gold, silver and base metal mines in both their homeland and…