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A conveyor moves ore out of the crusher at Hudbay Minerals' new Constancia copper mine in southern Peru. Credit: Hudbay Minerals

Hudbay looks forward to big returns on investment in 2015

VANCOUVER — According to Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) president and CEO David Garofalo the past year marked a “turning point” for the company that will see roughly five years of expansion and capital investment…



A SAG mill at Eldorado Gold's Skouries gold-copper project under construction in northern Greece. Credit: Eldorado Gold

Eldorado falls on Greek opposition, weak outlook

Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) shares have plunged after two events: Greece’s new left-wing government’s opposition to the company building a gold mine in the country, and a weaker-than-expected 2015 guidance. Eldorado recently…


Baja Mining's Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc project in Mexico's Baja California Sur state. Credit:  Baja Mining

Baja Mining’s Boleo produces first copper

When Tom Ogryzlo replaced John Greenslade as head of Baja Mining (TSXV: BAJ) in May 2012, the company and its then 70%-owned copper-cobalt-zinc Boleo project in Mexico were in freefall — reeling from hundreds of millions of dollars in…



U.S. equities slip, Jan.5-9

The U.S. market fell during the week amid lower oil prices. The S&P 500 Index slipped 13.39 points to 2,044.81, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 95.62 points to 17,737.37. The Nasdaq Composite closed down 22.74 points at…




Material on a conveyor at Aurcana's La Negra silver mine in Mexico's Queretaro state, 180 km north of Mexico City. Credit: Aurcana

Aurcana improves operations at La Negra

VANCOUVER — It’s all about boosting near-term liquidity for silver producer Aurcana (TSXV: AUN; US-OTC: AUNFF) as it grapples with a high debt load and falling metal prices. On Dec. 1 the company released its…



Patricia Mohr, vice-president of economics and commodity market specialist at Scotiabank.

Scotiabank’s Patricia Mohr looks ahead to 2015

Patricia Mohr, vice-president of economics and commodity market specialist at Scotiabank in Toronto, will release her metal price forecasts for 2015 in her annual year-end report at the end of December. But she agreed to share some of her…



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