Teck Cominco to extend Highland Valley, Trail talks fail
Diversified miner Teck Cominco (TEK.SVB-T) will spend $40 million to extend the life of the Highland Valley open-pi…
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Hurricane season blows TSX toward 11,000
The Toronto Stock Exchange tacked on another 113.28 points to make 10,885.16 points amid yo-yoing oil prices, and the downgrading of tropical storm Ophelia, during the report period ended Sept. 12. Af…
Teck Cominco dips toe in oil sands
Vancouver — After months of investigating potential opportunities for growth, diversified miner
Drills poised to turn at Malku Khota
Vancouver — A unit of
Miners try to keep pace with Oilers
Strong gains in the energy sector were the story on the Toronto Stock Exchange as Hurricane Katrina pushed up oil and gas prices during the report period Aug. 29-Sept. 4. The Toronto Stock Exchange co…
New Gold buoyed by drilling at New Afton
Vancouver — Good mines never die easy, and to prove the point,
Teck Cominco invests in oil sands project
Vancouver — Cash-rich Teck Cominco (TEK-T) has agreed to pay $475 million to secure a 15% stake in a partnership d…
Petaquilla trenching boosts Molejon potential (September 05, 2005)
Vancouver — Surface trenching by
Greens lose court battle at Cheviot
Vancouver — The Federal Court of Canada has dismissed two applications filed by the Sierra Legal Defence Fund on behalf of five environmental groups that challenged development of the Cheviot pit at…
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…
Teck Cominco basks in ‘strongest second quarter ever’
Vancouver — Copper, molybdenum, and coal all took a back seat to precious metals for most of the 1990s, but no more. The once-lacklustre commodities propelled