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 …
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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.
Commentary: Asbestos mortality: a Canadian export
— The following is an edited version of an editorial that appeared in the Oct. 21, 2008, edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The footnotes have been removed, but are available in the…
U. S. MARKETS – OCT. 28 -NOV. 3
Have markets seen the bottom yet? We won’t know for a while yet, but the upward bounce during the Oct. 28-Nov. 3 trading session certainly looks convincing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1,144…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE – OCT. 28 -NOV. 3
Mining stocks helped boost the S&P-TSX Composite Index over the Oct. 28-Nov. 3 trading period. The TSX rose nearly 14% or 1,284 points to 9,721, giving investors some hope that we’ve reached the b…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE – OCT. 28 -NOV. 3
Market winds finally reversed direction during the Oct. 28-Nov. 3 trading week on the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index. The board posted five consecutive gains to close up 126.6 points at 935.6. Tr…
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.