Teck chugs along, amid plunging coal prices
Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B and NYSE: TCK) has posted decent second quarter results. But analysts remain cautious about the diversified miner’s path forward, amid weakening coal markets.
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Wall Street dips, June 29-July 2
U.S. equities fell ahead of the Independence Day weekend as Greece’s debt crisis continued. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index both lost 1.2% to end at 17,730.11 and 2,076.78. The spot gold price slipped 0.6% to…
Lara drills good copper grades in Brazil
Prospect-generator Lara Exploration (TSXV: LRA; US-OTC: LRAXF) has a portfolio of mineral properties across South America with some heavyweight partners, but its Curionopolis copper project in Brazil’s Para state seems to be the one…
Turquoise Hill on the rise after clearing hurdles
VANCOUVER — Copper-gold producer Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) has been on a strong run over the past eight weeks after promising press releases for its large-scale Oyu Tolgoi mine, 550 km south of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Analysts weigh in on BHP spinoff South32
In April BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage of BHP Billiton (LSE: BLT) spin-off South32, (LSE: S32; US-OTCBB: SOUHY)commenting that the shares of the newly created mining company “represent a more compelling investment than BHP…
Norman B. Keevil: A lifetime of achievement at Teck
In 1979 The Northern Miner named Norman B. Keevil its Mining Man of the Year, citing the impressive string of mine constructions he presided over in the 1970s. Since winning that award Dr. Keevil went on to ensure Teck was part of some of the…
Editorial: BC gov’t solves Arctos conundrum
One of the more contentious showdowns in B.C. in recent years between a First Nation and a mine developer has been neatly diffused by the B.C. government, which has swept in with $18.3 million to buy Fortune Minerals’ Arctos high-quality…
Teck posts lower Q1 earnings, slashes dividend
Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE:TCK) cut its semiannual dividend and posted lower-than-expected first-quarter earnings, as the slump in commodity prices continued.
Wall Street marches higher, April 6-10
U.S. stocks rose for a second straight week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 294.41 points to 18,057.65 and the S&P 500 Index gained 35.1 points to finish at 2,102.06. Both indexes were up 1.7%. The Nasdaq Composite rose 2.2% to…
SouthGobi Resources loses appeal in Mongolian tax case
In late February Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia may have pardoned three former employees of SouthGobi Resources (TSX: SGQ) who were convicted in a tax evasion case on Jan. 30, and handed jail sentences of between five and six years, but…
PDAC 2015: Mines Minister says Colombia is picking up the pace
Colombia’s mining sector makes up 3% of the country’s gross domestic product. It is the world’s fourth-largest coal producer at 90 million tonnes per year, the tenth-largest nickel producer, and it is rich in copper, precious…
Coal sector woes expected to accelerate, experts say
With coal prices sitting at multi-year lows, almost 17% of coal production this year in the U.S. could be at risk of idling or closure, as total cash costs plus sustaining capital expenditures exceed current market prices, Wood Mackenzie says…