Copper smelter profits dragging
Copper prices have risen dramatically this year, but smelters (which turn concentrate into metal) are experiencing depressed profits, says CRU International of London.The consulting firm recently rele…
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EDITORIAL PAGE — Unsung heroes
Canada’s prospectors rarely get the respect they deserve for helping to make the mineral industry a cornerstone of thenational economy. The lot of the prospector is perhaps bestsummed up in Winston Ch…
COMMENTARY — The changing world of metals
New technologies are transforming the pattern of consumption and supply in metals markets.Since the Bronze Age, prices of metals, minerals and energy fuels have shown steady declines (in terms of cons…
Corner Bay Minerals advances properties in Quebec and Mexico
Results from three drill programs are enabling Corner BayMinerals (TSE) to advance several properties in Quebec andnorthern Mexico.Near Chibougamau, Que., provincial Crown corporation Societe Quebecoi…
Coal conference set in Rockies
The Coal Association of Canada will hold its 41st Canadian Conference on Coal in Jasper, Alta.The conference, to be held Sept. 10-12, will place strongemphasis on the international coking coal trade.T…
Echo Bay selling Kensington stake
Toronto-listed Echo Bay Mines will sell its half interest in the Kensington gold project in Alaska to joint-venture partner Coeur d’Alene (NYSE), thereby ending a dispute between the two companies.The…
Bre-X adds to Busang resource
With the third phase of drilling at their Busang gold project in Indonesia almost complete, Bre-X Minerals (ASE) and parent company Bresea Resources (ME) are confident reserves will exceed expectation…
Royal Oak production falls short
Lower-than-expected gold production triggered a rise in cash production costs for Royal Oak Mines (TSE) in the first quarter.Costs increased to US$360 per oz., compared with US$317 in the same period …
CIM adds salt to supper at Stratford
The Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy is planning a field trip this fall to the Sifto salt mine at Goderich, Ont.The visit to the largest rock salt mine in North Americ…
Denver highlighted as mining capital
This city is already the headquarters for most American gold producers, and the recent National Western Mining Conference went one further by promoting Denver as a possible mining capital of the world…
Arlo hits gold in Panama
Drilling on the Rio Liri concession in Panama is returning gold values for Arlo Resources (VSE).The junior, which recently completed an initial phase ofdrilling on the Cerro Pelado zone, is earning a …
NEWS ROUNDUP — Stratabound eyes Ontario property
Junior Stratabound Minerals (ASE) can acquire a prospective nickel-copper play 45 miles northwest of Timmins, Ont.The 5,680-acre property is believed to host mineralization similar to the nearby Montc…