Editorial: Conflicts and confusion
While the crash in junior mining stocks started to level off during the week ended Aug. 30, the 35th trading week of 2008, there remained quite a few open-ended, confusing situations for miners and th…
First Quantum Minerals Ltd
Higher input costs will squeeze margins, Citigroup says
Despite rising costs, mining companies will still be able to deliver “sustainably higher” earnings before tax and depreciation (EBITDA) margins over the next five years than they have over the past 20…
Higher input costs will start to squeeze margins, Citigroup says
Despite rising costs, mining companies will still be able to deliver “sustainably higher” earnings before tax and d…
First Quantum bids big to land Kevitsa
First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) is offering a hefty premium in a cash-and-share deal worth about $281 million in a bid to acquire Scandinavian Minerals (SGL-T, SCANF-O) and its giant Kevitsa nick…
First Quantum hopes to acquire Scandinavian Minerals
First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) plans to pick up Scandinavian Minerals (SGL-T) and its giant nickel deposit in…
Perseverance pays for Equinox at Lumwana
SITE VISIT Solwezi, Zambia — At Equinox Minerals’ (EQN-T, EQMIF-o) Lumwana copper project in northwestern Zambia, it’s all about scale and perseverance. “This is an earth-moving operation, more than a…
Mugabe’s shadow looms over Zim miners
The debacle that is the recent election in Zimbabwe is spilling over into the country’s already weakened mining industry.
Mugabe’s shadow still looms over miners
The debacle that is the election in Zimbabwe is spilling over into an already weak mining industry. According to …
Coro forges ahead in Argentina, Chile
SITE VISIT Uspallata, Argentina — Coro Mining (COP-T) is a company on a mission. The junior explorer debuted on the market in mid-2007 and plans to be a mid-tier base…
First Quantum raises copper production 24%
Vancouver — First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) produced roughly 500 million lbs. (226,693 tonnes) of copper in 2007 — 24% more than the previous year — buoyed by record fourth-quarter output of a…
First Quantum 2007 copper output up 24%
Vancouver – First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) produced roughly 500 million lbs. (226,693 tonnes) of copper in 20…
Zambia to raise mining taxes
Vancouver — A significantly increased effective tax rate is bad news for companies interested in mining in Zambia, but it seems proposed hikes in the country’s mining taxes will not affect those majo…