TSX slips during March 25-29
Toronto stocks edged down during the holiday shortened March 25–29 trading week.
Iron Ore
Labrador Iron Mines to get $30M from Tata subsidiary
Labrador Iron Mines (LIM-T) is expecting to receive $30 million from a subsidiary of India’s Tata Steel, as part of an alliance it recently entered to create cost synergies in the Labrador Trough region, where the two companies operate…
Century Iron Mines lays out two mine plans
VANCOUVER – Century Iron Mines (FER-T) has a portfolio full of projects, a fair pile of cash, backing from not one but two Chinese partners, and a plan to become a mid-sized iron ore producer within the next few years.
Iron ore outlooks turn gloomy
VANCOUVER – Goldman Sachs has cut its iron ore price forecasts and downgraded its Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) recommendation from Neutral to Sell. The reason? More than 90% of the company’s 2012 earnings came from iron ore, a sector…
A better year ahead for iron ore, commodities: CRU’s Newman
Phil Newman, CEO of metals consultants CRU Strategies in London, kicked off the “commodities and market outlook” technical session that launched the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention with a relatively…
TSX slips during March 11-15
The TSX Composite Index was down nearly 6 points to end the March 11-15 week at 12,830.03 points, thanks to a 1% or 134-point decline on March 13.
Metals Commentary: CRU sees better year ahead for iron ore
Phil Newman, CEO of metals consultants CRU Strategies in London, kicked off the “Commodities and market outlook” technical session that launched the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention with a relatively…
Capstone polishes off another reliable year
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based copper producer Capstone Mining (CR-T) continues to be one of the strong stories in mid-tier base metal production. The company released its annual results on March 13, which underline a strong…
Labrador Iron to get $30M from Tata Steel
Labrador Iron Mines (LIM-T) is expecting to receive $30 million from India’s Tata Steel as part of an alliance it recently entered with the company’s subsidiary to create cost synergies in the Labrador Trough region,…
Positive study for Champion Iron in Labrador Trough
VANCOUVER — A preliminary feasibility study has concluded the East and West iron ore deposits at Champion Iron Mines’ (CHM-T) Consolidated Fire Lake North (CFLN) project could produce 9.3 million tonnes of concentrate grading 66%…
Dividend cut and losses hurt Cliffs
Investors beat up Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) after it cut its dividend and reported a quarterly loss.
Dividend cut and losses hurt Cliffs
Investors were beating up Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) after it cut its dividend and reported a quarterly loss.