Fortune to buy Revenue mine in Colorado
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT; US-OTC: FTMDF) is buying 100% of the Revenue polymetallic mine in southwestern Colorado in a staged transaction, putting it a step closer to becoming a junior producer.
Zinc-Lead
New zone shines for Fortuna Silver at San Jose
VANCOUVER — Fresh from doubling the throughput at its San Jose silver–gold mine in Mexico, Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) is finding that a steady stream of high-grade drill results from the mine’s new Trinidad…
Hudbay’s Manitoba business going strong and growing
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM: NYSE: HBM) swung to a net loss in the first quarter of $27.2 million, or 15¢ per share, compared to a profit of $1.9 million, or 1¢ per share, in the first quarter of 2013, mainly due to a temporary…
Zazu, Teck ready Lik in Alaska for coming zinc boom
In April, CRU analyst Helen O’Cleary forecast that enormous deficits of zinc will emerge in 2017 and 2018.
Chinese consortium buys Las Bambas
A Chinese consortium led by MMG, an arm of state-owned China Minmetals Group, is buying Glencore Xstrata’s (LSE: GLEN) enormous Las Bambas copper project in Peru for US$5.85 billion in cash.
Colombian Mines buoyed by assets
VANCOUVER — Colombian Mines (TSXV: CMJ; US-OTC: CMBPF) has remained active on the exploration front through a hybrid strategy of project generation and organic discovery.
Sierra Metals goes old school at Cusi
CHIHUAHUA STATE, MEXICO — The green foothills an hour west of the city of Chihuahua are peaceful now. There is nothing in the gaze of a lingering llama that would tip a visitor off to the blood spilled here roughly a hundred years ago.
Trevali transitions from developer to producer in Peru
It took Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) just six months to move its Santander zinc–lead–silver mine in Peru from commissioning to commercial production, and now the Vancouver-based company says it’s ready to develop…
Eurasian seeks IOCG in Sweden
KIRUNA, SWEDEN — Eurasian Minerals (TSXV: EMX; NYSE-MKT: EMXX) is a prospect generator. The company takes its prime assets — deep geological expertise and skill navigating difficult socio-political settings — to…
Zinc’s price set to rise, analysts say
Patricia Mohr, vice-president of economics and a commodity market specialist at Scotiabank, believes zinc “will be the next big base-metal play for investors.” She forecasts prices will average US94¢ per lb. in 2014 —…
Low commodity prices bite into Teck’s bottom line
Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) saw its adjusted fourth-quarter and full-year profit both fall 44.5%, as lower commodity prices overshadowed strong production.
Virginia Mines funds Coulon exploration
Virginia Mines (TSX: VGQ; US-OTC: VGMNF) has sealed a deal with three institutional funds in Quebec that will help finance a $28-million accelerated exploration program on its Coulon project, a…