ORCA QUARRY
The Polaris Mineral Corporation’s Orca Quarry is the newest major quarry to be constructed on the west coast and has been built to the highest standards of environmental and social sustainability. It …
News
Copper Mountain gets the go-ahead
Vancouver — Copper Mountain Mining (CUM-t) is not letting global financial turmoil or a falling copper price get in its way: the company is going ahead with development plans at its Copper Mountain p…
Cliffs curtails production at two mines
Declining demand for steel has prompted major iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-n) to stop production at two mines in Minnesota.
More rumbles from the DRC
Tough times for companies across the mineral sector are being amplified for those in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Early winter hits Teck’s Red Dog (November 10, 2008)
Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-t) says that “adverse weather conditions” have forced it to send off its final container ship early and without a full load from its Red Dog zinc-lead mine in Alaska, easily the wo…
Editorial: Vale goes easy on Canadian mines
The week ended Nov. 1, the 44th trading week of 2008, was characterized by some relative calm in the global financial markets after seven weeks of incredible turmoil.
Sherwood drilling links high-grade areas at Kutcho
Vancouver — Drill results from Kutcho’s Main zone continue to return high-grade copper intercepts for Sherwood Copper (SWC-V, SWOPF-o).
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (November 10, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 4, 2008 (change from Oct. 28 in brackets):
U3O8 to focus on Aricheng South
Drill results from U3O8 Corp.’ s (UWE-V, UTREF-o) Aricheng South uranium zone, in Guyana, have confirmed the continuity of mineralized shoots in the host structure.
Nature of Diamonds lights up the ROM
In the depths of the Michael Lee- Chin Crystal’s lower levels, at the Royal Ontario Museum, a hushed group of media and diamond enthusiasts alike gathered for the opening of “The Nature of Diamonds” i…
Geologix grows San Agustin resource
Vancouver – A new resource estimate for the San Agustin polymetallic property in Durango, Mexico, has doubled the p…
Potash One looking towards solution mining in Saskatchewan
Vancouver – On the heels of an over-subscribed $10.4-million financing, Potash One (KCL-T) is initiating prefeasibi…