Mercator Minerals Ltd

The Mineral Park copper-molybdenum mine in Arizona. Credit: Mercator Minerals

Mercator on life support

Financially troubled producer Mercator Minerals (TSX: ML; US-OTC: MLKKF) has filed for protection from its creditors in Canada and the U.S.


TSX ends in negative territory, Aug. 5-8

The S&P/TSX Composite Index tumbled during the shortened trading week, losing nearly 19 points to 15,196.31. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index fell 15.57 points to 903.70. But gold miners stayed strong, with the…




Russian billionaire acquires Mercator

VANCOUVER — Struggling copper producer Mercator Minerals (TSX: ML) has reportedly been on the market since late September, and the company found a suitor in Intergeo MMC — a Russian-based resource company controlled by…


Mercator's Mineral Park copper-molybdenum-silver mine in northwestern Arizona. Source: Mercator Minerals

Mercator weighs its options

Mercator Minerals (TSX: ML; US-OTC: MLKKF) is delving into a strategic review that is considering any or all of the following: selling the company; a business combination; or selling all or part of its assets, in light of lower commodity…


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.



Mercator Minerals' Mineral Park copper-molybdenum mine in northwestern Arizona. Source: Mercator Minerals

Mercator eyes better days ahead

Mercator Minerals (ML-T) had a difficult year in 2012, but one that ended with improved operations and a stronger balance sheet, despite taking a US$119.8-million writedown on its El Creston molybdenum-copper project in Mexico’s Sonora…


Mercator takes US$120M writedown on El Creston

Mercator Minerals (ML-T) had a difficult year in 2012 but one that ended with improved operations and a stronger balance sheet, despite taking a US$119.8 million  write-down on its El Creston molybdenum-copper project in Mexico.  


Stacked up copper sheets ready to be transported. Source: CODELCO

A changing landscape for growing copper producers

VANCOUVER — With the US$5.1-billion hostile takeover of Toronto-based Inmet Mining (IMN-T) by large-cap peer First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) looking all but wrapped up, it seems an opportune time to take a look at the shifting…


Market news: Toronto Stock Exchange

Optimism that politicians south of the border would come to a resolution regarding the impending fiscal cliff helped hold up equities north of the border during the trading week. The S&P/TSX Composite Index increased 107 points for the…