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Teck wobbles in third quarter
Teck Resources (TCK-T, TCK-N) produced a record 99,000 tonnes of copper in the third quarter, up 29% year-on-year, but lower commodity prices and sale volumes for its steelmaking coal sent the miner’s adjusted net earnings down to $349…
Editorial: Anglo CEO presses ‘eject’ button
Late October was notable for the sudden and unexpected resignation of Cynthia Carroll as CEO of London-based mega-miner Anglo American, widely seen as a giving in to strong shareholder pressure to step down. It brings to an end this particular…
Frontier Rare Earths inks new deal with Kores
A little under a year ago, South Korean government-owned mining and natural resources investment company Korea Resources Corp. (Kores) signed a deal with Frontier Rare Earths (FRO-T) to take a 10% interest and get the rights to an equal…
Earnings miss for Cliffs Natural Resources
A severe 36% year-on-year drop in prices for seaborne iron ore during the third quarter torpedoed earnings for Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N). The iron ore and metallurgical coal producer’s consolidated revenues fell 26% to US$1.5…
Sega looking good to Amara in Burkina
West Africa-focused gold producer Amara Mining (AMZ-T, AMA-L), formerly Cluff Gold, is hoping get a little more life out of its 78%-owned Kalsaka gold operation in Burkina Fasom, 150 km northwest of the capital Ouagadougou.
Platinum Group thinking big on the Bushveld
With first-phase construction well underway at Vancouver-based Platinum Group Metals’ (PTM-T, PLG-X) Western Bushveld joint-venture project 1 (WBJV 1), the company is turning its attention to its Waterberg discovery on the North Limb…
Amerigo happy to live in Codelco’s shadow
Amerigo Resources (ARG-T), which continues to produce copper and molybdenum from the tailings of Codelco’s 108-year-old El Teniente mine in Chile, saw its shares rise after solid third-quarter production results.
Gold Canyon gains ounces, loses grade at Springpole
Gold Canyon Resources (GCU-V) boosted total ounces in its latest resource update, but it did so at the cost of grade.
Williams’ Red Cloud on the horizon
A few years ago when Chad Williams was CEO of Victoria Gold (VIT-V), the company was looking to acquire a particular advanced project. The board, however, was split on what to do.
Inmet, Petaquilla’s tug-of-war continues
In what’s become an increasingly frosty relationship, Canadian-based companies Inmet Mining (IMN-T) and Petaquilla Minerals (PTQ-T) continue to squabble over a takeover bid that would see the larger Inmet absorb Petaquilla, which runs the…
Barrick fails to impress in Q3
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has unveiled another disappointing quarter, where it continues to wrestle rising costs, project delays and shrinking profits, prompting investors that expected a better third quarter to drive down the stock.