The New Prosperity battle begins again
WILLIAMS LAKE, BC — Two very different scenes played out on opposite sides of the building hosting the public hearing on the proposed New Prosperity mine in the hours before the hearing got started.
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Letter to the editor: Land title issue overblown
Your recent articles on the New Prosperity project contain some significant errors concerning aboriginal rights and title and their potential effect on the federal review panel process.
Newmont Mining swings to a loss
A combination of lower gold and copper prices along with stockpiles and ore on leach pads contributed to a net loss attributable to shareholders of US$2 billion or US$4.06 per share, compared to a net profit of US$279 million, or US$0.56 per…
EMED aims to lock down Rio Tinto production target
VANCOUVER — It has been a lengthy process for junior EMED Mining (TSX: EMD; LSE: EMED) at the historic Rio Tinto copper mine, 65 km northwest of Seville, Spain. The company has dealt with permitting delays and volatile copper prices, but…
Barclays: Hard landing in China unavoidable as stimulus deemed unsustainable
In a recent issue of Commodities Weekly, China economists at Barclays argue that slowing growth, waning business confidence and a recent tightening in liquidity conditions have increased the risk of a hard landing in China.
Teck and Copper Fox partner up on Schaft Creek
VANCOUVER — Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) has a thing for Schaft Creek.
Rio repairs Bingham Canyon, ships first Oyu Tolgoi copper, expands Pilbara
VANCOUVER — When a wall failure sent 150 million tonnes of rock and earth pouring into the massive pit at the Bingham Canyon mine in Utah in April, owner Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) said the event would reduce its copper output for…
Fortune closes in on final permits at NICO
VANCOUVER — It has been a promising six months for Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT; US-OTC: FTMDF) and its advanced-stage NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth project, 160 km northwest of Yellowknife, N.W.T. The London, Ont.-based company began the year…
Editorial: Prosperity’s temerity
I visited Taseko Mines’ Gibraltar mine north of Williams Lake, B.C., in 2008. The company bought the shuttered operation in 1998 and restarted it in 2004. Four expansions later, Gibraltar now employs 700 people, churns out 90 million lb….
Gold Reach advances Ootsa on all fronts
VANCOUVER — The first half of 2013 has been a busy time for Gold Reach Resources (TSXV: GRV) at its Ootsa property in B.C. Since January the company has updated the resource estimates for the project’s two deposits, shown that…
Mercator lowers Mineral Park’s copper-moly reserves
Mercator Minerals (TSX: ML; US-OTC: MLKKF) has updated the resource and reserve estimate for its Mineral Park copper-molybdenum mine in Arizona, noting that while reserves have decreased, the open-pit operation still has a promising life ahead.
U.S. markets, July 8-12
U.S. stocks closed the trading week in the green, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average adding 2.2%, or 328.46 points, to 15,464.30. The S&P 500 Index rose nearly 3%, or 48.3 points, to 1,680.19, and the Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index…