Kalgoorlie’s fleeting view of Robert Friedland
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — He came, he spoke, he went!…
Inco Limited
Inco to dig deeper at Thompson
Nickel giant Inco (N-T) plans to spend US$34 million developing the 1-D Lower orebody at the Thompson mine in Manit…
Base metals: Price up-trend to continue
Base metal output is rising and demand has slowed. However, output growth is not happening quickly, whereas demand conditions are showing signs of improving. Given that all base metal markets remain i…
Profit-taking drops TSX
Profit-taking in the resource sector pushed the S&P/TSX Composite Index 125.19 points lower to 10,525.49 during the Aug. 16-22 report period. The gold index retreated 6.29 points, or 3%, to 202.23…
People (August 29, 2005)
Partners expand Levack Footwall deposit (August 24, 2005)
An ongoing six-rig drilling campaign has expanded the Footwall discovery behind the Levack No. 2 shaft, 40 km north…
Xstrata takes Falco stake (August 22, 2005)
Zug, Switzerland-based, diversified base metal miner
Sumitomo unveiled as partner in Ambatovy
Equal partners
PEOPLE (August 22, 2005)
Xstrata takes Falco stake (August 15, 2005)
Swiss-based, diversified base metal miner Xstrata (XTA-L) has added nickel to its portfolio by picking up a 19.9% s…
Sumitomo to take 25% of Ambatovy
Equal partners Dynatec (DY-T) and Impala Platinum (IMPUY-P) have unveiled Japanese-based trading company Sumitomo (…
Xstrata grows Alumbrera, earnings
Swiss-based, diversified base metal miner Xstrata (XTA-L) has boosted reserves by more than 10% at the Alumbrera co…