Teck-Cominco and Xstrata close Lennard Shelf mine
Teck-Cominco (TCK.A-T, TCK-N) and Xstrata (XTA-L) are closing the Lennard Shelf Pillara zinc-lead mine in Western A…
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Will auto industry woes derail lead, platinum?
The recent sales figures coming out of the automotive industry in Detroit have been awful, leading to layoffs at some of the Big Three auto makers and at auto parts suppliers. Since cars are among the…
Editorial: Carbon taxes leave Canadians cold
The week ended July 5, the 27th trading week of 2008, saw two very bad ideas come to the fore in Canada.
Will the lead and platinum markets be derailed by auto industry woes?
The recent sales figures coming out of the automotive industry in Detroit have been awful, leading to layoffs at so…
Southern Arc intercepts 855 metres 0.10% copper
Vancouver – The deep reach of Southern Arc Minerals’ (SA-V) drills has paid off with their longest mineralized inte…
Cameco and Mitsubishi buy Kintyre project from Rio Tinto
Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) is teaming up with a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation to buy Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N, RIO-L) K…
Iron ore market to stay firm in 2009: forecasts
The Iron Ore Trust Fund of Geneva-based UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) has published i…
Potash and uranium are key themes in RBC conference
The RBC Global Mining and Materials Conference was hosted by RBC Capital Markets on June 10-11 in Toronto. The conf…
Red-hot coal market will moderate: analysts
Coal has been a stellar performer lately, with prices advancing in recent contract negotiations for both metallurgical coal (coking coal), used in steel manufacturing, and thermal coal, used to produc…
Red Chris back on front burner
The week ended June 21, the 25th trading week of 2008, was highlighted by a court victory that is broadly encouraging for all juniors actively developing mines in Canada.
Oil money now flowing to mining
The government of Ras Al Khaimah, a part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has set up what may become the first Mi…
Coal market is red hot, but prices will moderate eventually
Coal has been a stellar performer lately, with prices advancing in recent contract negotiations for both metallurgi…