Discovering Yukon’s Underworld (July 23, 2008)
Drill results from the Yukon had Underworld Resources (UW-V) enjoying a strong day on the market. In Toronto on J…
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Teck-Cominco and Xstrata close Lennard Shelf mine
Teck-Cominco (TCK.A-T, TCK-N) and Xstrata (XTA-L) are closing the Lennard Shelf Pillara zinc-lead mine in Western A…
Editorial: Good news for US miners in Ninth Circuit
During the week ended July 12, the 28th trading week of 2008, miners active in the western U. S. soaked in a rare bit of good news from the U. S. court system.
Inmet offers $345M for Petaquilla Copper
VANCOUVER — In a bid to expedite development of one of the largest copper deposits in the world, Inmet Mining (IMN-T, IEMMF-O) has made an all-cash, $345-million takeover bid for joint-venture partne…
Inmet offers $345 million for Petaquilla Copper
Vancouver – In a bid to expedite development of one of the largest copper deposits in the world Inmet Mining (IMN-T…
Livengood results lift International Tower Hill (June 26, 2008)
Vancouver – A long, well-mineralized intercept from its Livengood gold project in Alaska had International Tower Hi…
Relincho produces more mega intercepts
Vancouver – The end of the road is in sight for Global Copper (GLQ-V) it will soon become part of Teck Cominco (T…
Duluth Metals boosts resource in Minnesota
Duluth Metals (DM-T) has added some heft to its resource estimate for the Nokomis deposit in northeastern Minnesota’s Duluth base metals complex.
Global zinc supply uncertain after earthquake in China
The fate of zinc mining operations in China remains unknown after a massive earthquake devastated much of Sichuan province on May 12, leaving more than 40,000 people dead.
Dispute threatens more delays for Petaquilla
VANCOUVER–The Petaquilla project in north-central Panama has long been described as one of the largest undeveloped copper deposits in the world. A dispute between proposed partners Teck Cominco (TCK-…
Blades of steel: a mining tradition
Congratulations to the PDAC Caracle Cup for carrying on a long standing tradition of “miners” playing hockey during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention held annually in Tor…
Copper drives Teck Cominco’s Q1 earnings
VANCOUVER — A higher Canadian dollar and lower coal and zinc prices trimmed the net earnings of Teck Cominco (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) in the first quarter of 2008, despite improved copper prices and the str…