Low coal prices cut into Teck’s profits
VANCOUVER — Teck Resources’ (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) second quarter profit fell to $72 million, down more than 70% compared to the same quarter last year because of low metallurgical coal prices.
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Fipke’s Northern Uranium thinks outside the basin
VANCOUVER — Conventional thinking amongst Canadian uranium explorers has been shifting over the past few years, and Northern Uranium (TSXV: UNO; US-OTC: NOURF) is hoping to be the next outfit to make a world-class discovery outside…
U.S. markets unsettled, July 21-25
The gold price faltered despite rising geopolitical tension across Europe, and down with it went the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which lost 139.61 points over the week to close at 16,960.57. The S&P 500 fared better, closing almost even…
Bradford Cooke aims to repeat Endeavour success at Santa Fe
VANCOUVER — Bradford Cooke and Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) have revitalized a number of historic Mexican silver districts, and the team is now looking to take that model into the U.S. with a deal between…
Editorial: Cliffs and Casablanca – the start of a beautiful friendship?
It’s the biggest shareholder revolt of the current downturn in mining, but as we go to press it looks like Casablanca Capital has succeeded fulsomely in its long-shot bid to swamp the 11-member board of Cliffs Natural Resources with six…
Waterton boosts Chaparral bid
VANCOUVER – Five months after first bidding for Chaparral Gold (TSX: CHL), Waterton Global Resource Management has increased its offer for the Nevada gold explorer.
Cliffs reports disappointing Q2 ahead of proxy vote
Whether or not a dissident shareholder succeeds in replacing Cliffs’ (NYSE: CLF) CEO at its annual general meeting next week, big changes are likely in store for the iron ore and metallurgical coal miner.
Kennady Diamonds expands drill program at Kennady North
Encouraging results from its Kennady North diamond project in the Northwest Territories have Kennady Diamonds (TSXV: KDI) doubling its summer drill program, adding a third drill, and rethinking the potential size of the project.
Ross Beaty and Zebra Holdings buy into Kaminak
Shares of Kaminak Gold (TSXV: KAM; US-OTC: KMKGF) surged nearly 33% to $1.05 after the company announced that Ross Beaty and Zebra Holdings (the trust of the late Adolf H. Lundin) are to become significant shareholders.
Cameco puts Cigar Lake on ice
VANCOUVER — Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has suspended mining at its Cigar Lake uranium mine in Saskatchewan so that the high-grade orebody can freeze — a necessary step in mining the waterlogged deposit.
Barrick CEO Sokalsky stepping down
Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) president and CEO Jamie Sokalsky will be leaving his post in September, as part of a management shakeup whereby the major gold producer is axing its CEO role and naming two executives as…
Panoro could get snapped up, Laurentian says
Panoro Minerals (TSXV: PML; US-OTC: POROF) has completed a $5.8-million equity financing of 13.8 million shares at 42¢ underwritten by Laurentian Bank Securities and National Bank Financial. The money will help further exploration work at…