Teck to shutter Trail during strike
Teck Cominco (TEK-T) says it will shut down its Trail lead and zinc smelting operations if unionized employees foll…
Copper
Asian Mineral boosting Ban Phuc interest (July 14, 2005)
Vancouver – Aspiring Vietnamese nickel producer Asian Mineral Resources (ASN-V) is purchasing additional interest i…
North American Palladium inks Lynn option
North American Palladium (NAP-T) and Rare Earth Metals (REM-V) have signed a definitive agreement to explore for ni…
Antares sizes up Haquira (July 13, 2005)
A second look at some 85 holes drilled by Phelps Dodge (PD-N) between 2001 and 2003 has allowed Antares Minerals (A…
EuroZinc on target at Neves-Corvo
Vancouver Higher head-grades and recoveries allowed EuroZinc Mining (EZM-T) to boost copper production during the…
Royalties fixes resource figure on Expo
Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T) has released a resource figure for the Expo nickel-copper deposit in Nunavik, northern Q…
Labor peace comes to Zaldivar
Vancouver A labor dispute that halted production at the Zaldivar copper mine in Chile since July 4 has been resol…
Boliden’s Tara mine back in full production
Vancouver The Tara zinc mine owned and operated by Boliden (BLS-T) is back in full production after a mill breakd…
Imperial Metals shipping first concentrate
Vancouver – With resumption of mining at Mount Polley well underway, Imperial Metals (III-T) is shipping its first …
Abacus sees expansion potential at Afton
Vancouver — Two newly tabled resource estimates have prompted Abacus Mining and Exploration (AME-V) to carry out m…
Asarco workers go out (July 06, 2005)
The workforce at most of the Asarco facilities of Grupo Mexico in Arizona and Texas have gone on strike after the c…
Campbell files for protection from creditors
Vancouver The Superior Court of Quebec has granted Campbell Resources (CCH-T) protection under the Companies’ Cre…