Zinc recycling in the North (October 20, 2006)
Doubtless helped by the price of zinc, two former Arctic zinc producers, both operated by Cominco, are getting …
Teck Metals Ltd - Trail Operations
People (June 23, 2003)
Teck Cominco — Chris Thompson appointed to board of directors.Trivalence — Omair Choudhry appointed CFO; Hamish Malkin resigned as CFO.True North Gems — Len De Melt appointed project m…
Inmet takes over Teck’s Cerattepe project
A deal between the Turkish subsidiaries of two Canadian mining companies will give Inmet Mining (IMN-T) control of the Cerattepe copper and gold deposit, near Artvin in northeastern Turkey.Under the d…
Profit-takers step in
The Toronto Stock Exchange moved lower over the report period April 23-29, with profit-taking marking the end of a rally that lasted more than three weeks. The TSX Composite index fell 37.53 points to…
Diversification boosts Teck Cominco (April 28, 2003)
Vancouver — An improved operating performance at the Trail smelter in British Columbia, combined with an 18% jump in the price of bullion, propelled the world’s largest zinc producer to a profit in t…
Two upstarts challenge the coal giants
Last year’s deals between Fording Coal, Sherritt International (s-t), the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and Teck Cominco (tek-t) neatly divided the world of Canadian coal production; thermal coal as…
Northern Dynasty boosts Pebble resource
Vancouver — An independent resource estimate tabled by Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V) has enhanced the economic potential of the Pebble gold-copper-molybdenum project in southwestern Alaska.The st…
Amerigo buys Chilean mill (March 24, 2003)
Junior Amerigo Resources (ARG-V) has acquired an option to buy a Chilean plant that recovers copper from tailings.The MVC plant has an 18-year contract with Corporacin Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Co…
Odyssey sizes up Altintepe in Turkey
Vancouver — The inferred mineral resource for the 2G zone on the Altintepe project in northeastern Turkey is estimated to be 3.2 million tonnes grading 1.52 grams gold per tonne.Operator Odyssey Reso…
Apollo Gold revitalizes mature mines
Winnemucca, Nev. — The inaugural year of Apollo Gold (APG-T) proved to be auspicious. In 2002, the Denver-based company produced 154,860 oz. gold, doubled its reserve base and picked up the promising…
Aur tackles debt as earnings shrink
Despite higher mine production and stronger copper prices, Aur Resources (AUR-T) watched its profits wither in the fourth quarter of 2002.The company earned US$1.9 million (or US2 per share) on reven…
Shareholders approve Fording plan (March 03, 2003)
The plan of arrangement under which coal producer Fording (FDG-T) would be converted into an income trust has received shareholder approval at a special meeting in Calgary, allowing Fording to combine…