Teck posts record profits
Vancouver — Teck Cominco (TEK.SV.B-T, TCKBF-O) posted net earnings of $448 million, or $2.19 per share, for the first quarter of 2006, more than double the net income of $205 million, or $1.01 per sh…
Zinc-Lead
Glamis boosts profits, completes Western Silver transaction
Vancouver The strong performance of the newly commissioned Marlin mine has allowed Glamis Gold (GLG-T, GLG-N) to …
Eloro cuts zinc at Hurdman (May 01, 2006)
A drilling program by Eloro Resources (ELO-V, ELRRF-O) at the Hurdman property, 25 km north of Smooth Rock Falls, Ont., has intersected zinc-silver mineralization along the strike extension of known m…
Falconbridge soars on buoyant metals
Higher metal prices helped Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) more than double its earnings during the first three mont…
Great Panther sets sights on Km 66 prospect
Vancouver – A letter-of-intent agreement paves the way for Great Panther Resources (GPR-V) to acquire the Km 66 si…
Atlas Cromwell to buy Mount Milligan and other assets from Goldcorp
Vancouver – Atlas Cromwell (ACR.H-V) has agreed to buy interests in five mineral projects formerly held by Placer …
Alexco eyes exploration opportunities at Keno Hill
Vancouver – Alexco Resource (AXR-T) has moved another step closer to acquiring the assets of two companies that ho…
Fronteer chomping at the drill bit
Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) is eagerly awaiting drill permits after surface sampling turned up a new …
Firestone cuts high-grade zinc in Guatemala (April 17, 2006)
Vancouver — Management of Firestone Ventures (FV-V, FSVEF-O) is pleased with initial drill results from the company’s Torlon Hill zinc project, in western Guatemala, following intersections of high-g…
Ivernia profitable in fourth quarter (April 17, 2006)
Ivernia (IVW-T, IVWFF-O) closed out 2005 with its first quarter of commercial production at the Magellan lead mine in Western Australia, and made money doing it….
Inmet puts Troilus on block, Wolfden shares in sock (April 17, 2006)
As it closes its deal to sell several properties in Arctic Canada, Inmet Mining (IMN-T, IEMMF-O) has announced its intention to find a buyer or partner for its Troilus gold mine in north-central Quebe…
Cancor studies Explo-Zinc
Soaring metal prices have prompted Cancor Mines (KCR-T) to take a serious look at the Explo-Zinc deposit on the cen…