Teck Cominco sets second-quarter record
Vancouver — Healthy markets for base metals and coal enabled
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Mining stocks weaken
U.S. stock markets edged lower in the reporting period July 21-27, and for the most part mining equities — in both precious and base metals — edged along with them. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 0.6%, falling 63.93 points to 10,085.14…
Bema lands Kupol loan
Vancouver — A US$60-million loan by a major German bank is encouraging
Drilling by Stikine hits ‘marker’ horizon
Vancouver — Deep drilling by
Lax safety standards cause death: report
A report from the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration says sloppy safety practices contributed to the death of Gary Keeton, 57, at the No. 7 coal mine in Brookwood, Ala. The mine is operated by Jim Walter Resources, a subsidiary of Tampa, F…
Price volatility expected for copper
Although copper recently lost its upside momentum, we believe downside risk to prices is limited beyond technical support targets because of sheer physical shortages and modest speculative length. However, high price volatility is likely to persis…
Dia Bras options Mexican project
Vancouver — Through an option agreement, Montreal-based
UN says Congo mine poses health risk
United Nations investigators say illicit mining at the Shinkolobwe uranium mine in east Congo is putting thousands of locals at risk of contracting cancer because of high radiation levels. They also warn that the nuclear ore, if left unpoliced, co…
The Northern Miner Indices (August 02, 2004)
North American Mining: 99.32 (-3.91)…
Goldcorp fattens nest egg
Cambior rides Rosebel to record (August 02, 2004)
Full production at the new Rosebel gold mine in Suriname helped boost
Alcoa boosts output at smelter
Alcoa Aluminio, a wholly owned Brazilian subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based Alcoa, plans to boost its share of aluminum capacity by 30%, or 63,000 tonnes per year, at the Sao Luis (Alumar) aluminum smelter in Brazil.