Capstone Mining (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CSFFF) shares got a boost after the Vancouver-based firm said its recently acquired Pinto Valley copper–molybdenum mine in Arizona could produce more than the targeted 22 million to 27 million lb. copper…
At a time when investors are getting more bullish about nickel prices BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP; LON: BLT; ASX: BHP) has decided to close one of its key nickel mines in Australia.
With spot uranium oxide prices in the third quarter averaging US$35.95 per lb. — down from US$66.50 per lb. before the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power-plant disaster in March 2011 — it is no surprise that uranium producers in Russia…
Capstone Mining (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CSFFF) has proven that a slump in commodity prices hasn’t curbed its appetite for growth. With its recent acquisition of BHP Billiton’s (NYSE: BHP) Pinto Valley copper mine in Arizona…
Typhoon Haiyan swept across the Philippines on Nov. 8, killing nearly 4,000 people, with thousands more missing and feared dead.
For those who like to follow the money, Robert Friedland’s latest investment may be of interest: a Melbourne-based company that has proprietary technology in oxidized metal recovery.
MINTO LANDING, YUKON — When the Minto mine started up in 2007 it was an open-pit copper-gold-silver operation with a projected four-year mine life and a 1,600-tonne-per-day throughput. But Sherwood Copper knew the potential at Minto was…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 170.63 points to 15,570.28, or 1.11%, and the S&P 500 rose 15.27 points to 1,759.77, or 0.88%. The Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index advanced 7.55 points to 99.72, or 8.19%.
WHISTLER, B.C. — More than ever it seems the mining industry is trying to achieve efficient exploration and development: making lower-cost, geologically economic discoveries, and advancing these deposits towards production.
AGADIR, MOROCCO — Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) may be the largest producer of finished phosphate products in the world, with four phosphate-rock mines, three processing plants in Florida and a second plant in Louisiana, but permitting new mines or…
Jobs data in the U.S. showing that employers hired fewer workers than expected in August and that fewer Americans were looking for work raised hopes that the Federal Reserve would not trim its massive stimulus program when it meets on Sept. 17,…
Speculation that BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) might defer a decision on whether to proceed with the massive Jansen project in Saskatchewan after the recent collapse of one of two global potash cartels, came to an end today, with the Australian…
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