Falconbridge’s earnings quadruple
Higher nickel, copper and zinc prices sent Falconbridge’s (FL-T) earnings soaring during the final three months of…
Copper
Mustang cuts more nickel at C-zone
Vancouver — Mustang Minerals (MUM-V) has released additional encouraging drill results on the C-zone from the Bann…
LaRonde output cut after mine death
Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) has scaled back underground mine production at its LaRonde gold-copper mine in northwest…
Partners advance Bayaguana
Vancouver — Everton Resources (EVR-V) and partner Globestar Mining (GMI-V) have completed a first-phase drill prog…
Strike shuts Falco down in Sudbury
Two months of negotiations between union members and Falconbridge (FL-T) have ended in failure, forcing the major t…
Teck ups Highland Valley Copper stake
With the ink just drying on a new three-year labour deal, Teck Cominco (TEK-T) says it will boost to 97.5% its stak…
Ok Tedi suffers production hiccough
Inmet Mining’s (IMN-T) 18%-owned Ok Tedi copper mine in Papua New Guinea will operate at a minimum of half-capacity…
EuroZinc raises cash for Neves Corvo bid
Vancouver In its bid to the giant Neves Corvo copper mine, in Portugal, EuroZinc Mining (EZM-V) has arranged a $3…
Celtic cuts new gold at Malaumanda
Celtic Minerals (CME-V) has drill crews on their way to test along strike and down-dip of a recently discovered min…
First Quantum cuts cobalt at Lufua
The discovery of cobalt-bearing sulphide minerals in drill cuttings form the Lufua zone in the Democratic Republic…
Amera targets Mogote
Vancouver A trenching program by newly minted Amera Resources (AMS-V) has confirmed the occurrence of extensive m…
Strike averted at Highland Valley
Vancouver – After a marathon bargaining session, Untied Steel Workers of America local 7619 and management at the H…