Teck Cominco looks at bigger Australian footprint (August 10, 2006)
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — There were a lot of people who thought Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) chief executi…
Zinc-Lead
Pacifica’s discoveries enhance district-scale potential at Selwyn
Selwyn basin, Yukon — The Selwyn project being explored by Pacifica Resources (PAX-V, PCFRF-O) hosts a large resource that could become one of the major new suppliers of zinc and lead concentrates in…
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…
War Eagle on the trail of zinc in Mexico
War Eagle Mining (WAR-V) released assay results from part of its underground percussion drill program at its Tres M…
Sabina Silver delivers hot hole at Hackett River (July 31, 2006)
Vancouver — Significant initial results are trickling in from Sabina Silver’s (SBB-V, SBBFF-O) 2006 resource drilling campaign at its Hackett River silver-zinc project in western Nunavut….
Niblack extends drill campaign at Alaskan VMS project
Vancouver – New drill results, including high-grade intercepts from the Lookout zone, have prompted Niblack Mining…
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…
Acadian Gold looks at Scotia startup
Acadian Gold (ADA-V) is hoping to move to early production at the Scotia Zinc project near Gays River, N.S., after …
Wolfden gets positive numbers on Arctic projects (July 17, 2006)
Preliminary economic assessments of the Izok, Ulu and High Lake deposits in Nunavut’s western mainland, prepared for owner Wolfden Resources (WLF-V, WFDNF-O), indicate positive economics when the thre…
Farallon raising $30 million for Campo Morado
Vancouver – Farallon Resources (FAN-T, FRLLF-O) has lined up a $30 million financing to advance its Campo Morado po…
Firestone extends Torlon zinc high-grade zone (July 10, 2006)
Vancouver — A stepout hole by Firestone Ventures (FV-V, fsvef-o) has boosted the size potential of its Torlon Hill zinc project in western Guatemala….
Xstrata extends unsweetened bid, Teck gets EC approval
Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has extended its bid for the 80% of Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N) it doesn’t already own by …