Lisbon bottleneck forces delay
Constellation Copper (CCU-T) says its Lisbon Valley copper mine in southeastern Utah will hit full steam three mont…
Copper
Inmet earnings reflect good metal market
Second-quarter earnings at Inmet Mining (IMN-T) were four times the profit the company earned in the second quarter…
Congo’s election offers signs of hope
Voting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) first election in some 40 years went off peacefully at le…
Falconbridge sticks with Inco
Canada’s long-running takeover soap opera seems to be finally drawing to an end, and it looks like the Swiss-born interloper will succeed in spoiling the nuptials with shares in Falconbridge (FAL-T, F…
The First Nickel breakup
A month after hostilities broke out, the dust has finally settled in the boardroom of Sudbury, Ont.-focused junior First Nickel (FNI-T), leaving a few members on the outside looking in, including form…
Inco throws in the towel, Voisey’s struck by strike
Having failed to acquire a controlling stake by midnight (Vancouver time) on July 28, Inco (N-T, N-N) has decided t…
Niblack extends drill campaign at Alaskan VMS project
Vancouver – New drill results, including high-grade intercepts from the Lookout zone, have prompted Niblack Mining…
Terrane aims for producer status at Mt. Milligan
Vancouver – Newly listed Terrane Metals (TRX-V) has concluded the previously announced acquisition of the Mt. Mill…
Union steps up pressure at Escondida
Workers at Escondida are increasing their efforts to slow production at the world’s largest copper mine. If produ…
Eureka gets positive study on Miheevskoye
London-listed developer Eureka Mining (EKA-L) will go to a final feasibility study on its Miheevskoye copper-gold d…
Royalties gets revised feasibility numbers (July 25, 2006)
The Raglan South project of Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T) appears to have better economics than a recent scoping study…
Teck Cominco sets new earnings record
Vancouver – The good times keep rolling for diversified miner Teck Cominco (TEK.B-T, TCKBF-O), which posted record…