Thompson Creek sees its future in copper and gold
Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) is a go-to name in the molybdenum space, largely thanks to its namesake mine, which is the fourth-largest moly mine in the world.
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Pretium continues to roll
Finding a success story on the junior gold mining circuit is tough work these days. But since mid-April, Pretium Resources (PVG-T, PVG-N) has been on a hot streak.
TSX Venture stays the course, Apr. 29 – May 3
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index had trouble mustering momentum during the trading week despite promising economic news out of Canada and the U.S., as well as a surge in crude oil prices driven by heightened conflict in the Middle East….
PEA shows Lac Guret has graphite potential
VANCOUVER — For just $90 million, Mason Graphite (LLG-V) could transform its Lac Guéret project in Quebec’s North Shore into a mine producing 50,000 tonnes of graphite concentrate annually for $390 per tonne, a cost that…
Cheap coal hits Teck’s bottom line
Teck Resources’ (TCK-T, TCK-N) first-quarter performance beat analyst expectations but came in lower compared to a year ago, owing to global economic uncertainty and weaker commodity prices.
Colorado Resources’ shares septuple on BC porphyry hit
VANCOUVER — When the first hole ever drilled at a property returns 333 metres grading 0.51% copper and 0.67 gram gold per tonne from surface, resource investors sit up and take notice.
PotashCorp’s profits rise on greater potash demand
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) says renewed potash demand has lifted its first-quarter profits to $556 million, or 63¢ per share, up 13% from the same period last year.
Commentary: Quebec’s mining royalty proposal misses the mark
VANCOUVER — If there is one outcome to avoid in the political arena, it revolves around agitating interest groups on both sides of the issue. The Parti Québécois (PQ) managed just such a manoeuvre on May 6 when…
Editorial: Be there at 7 and bring a six-pack
Do you have a friend who’s so consistently late that you and your buddies always tell him to show up an hour before the real time he’s supposed to be there? Or a friend at parties who always ends up drinking more than he brings, so…
Lac Lamle off to a good start
Fancamp Exploration’s (FNC-V) first resource estimate on its Lac Lamêlée South iron project in the Fermont mining district of Quebec has outlined 520 million tonnes grading 39.5% iron at a 22% iron cut-off grade—about…
Trevali ‘more than a one-trick pony,’ Haywood says
New Brunswick has given the green light to Trevali Mining (TV-T) to operate its Caribou mine and mill complex in the Atlantic province’s Bathurst mining camp, and the zinc-focused development company says it expects to fire up the mill…
Editorial: Tweaking the TFWP
Though the abuses started several years ago, the importing of low-wage Chinese miners by HD Mining International to B.C. late last year and the CBC’s recent revelation on Go Public that the Royal Bank has been laying off skilled,…