Augusta cuts wide copper at Rosemont (October 13, 2005)
Vancouver – Initial drilling by Augusta Resource (ARS-V, ARCFF-O) at its recently acquired Rosemont copper-molybden…
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Asarco union to try revised proposal (September 01, 2005)
United Steelworkers negotiators readied a proposal to take to management at Asarco, the troubled subsidiary of Grup…
Base metals: Price up-trend to continue
Base metal output is rising and demand has slowed. However, output growth is not happening quickly, whereas demand conditions are showing signs of improving. Given that all base metal markets remain i…
Augusta buys Rosemont copper-moly deposit
Vancouver – Continuing on its southwestern U.S. acquisition-spree, Augusta Resource (ARS-V) is purchasing the Rosem…
Yukon exploration heats up
Whitehorse, Y.T. — In an effort to improve its economy, the Yukon government is rolling out the welcome mat as it tries to lure companies back into exploring and mining in the territory. Buoyed by a resurgence in metal prices on the heels of devo…
Messina cuts high-grade massive sulphides at Boomerang
Vancouver – Drilling by Messina Minerals (MMI-V) tied into massive sulphides on the Boomerang prospect at its South…
Dynasty Metals gets Zaruma resource figure
Vancouver – A resource estimate had been received by Dynasty Metals & Mining (DMM-V) for its wholly owned Zaruma go…
Asarco tables more cuts (January 06, 2003)
Vancouver — Asarco, a subsidiary of the world’s third-largest copper miner, Grupo Mexico, aims to cut production at its Mission mining complex in southern Arizona to 22,000 tonnes annually.The debt-r…
Dines advises loading up on golds and silvers
One of the small lessons learned by new investors is that those experts who glibly say “you can’t time the market” are usually the ones who are just not very good at it.One proven master of market tim…
Mergers dominate lacklustre year in US mining
Denver — The year 2000 began on a note of optimism for mining in the U.S. The Washington Agreement, an accord of Europe’s top bullion-holders that aims to regulate and limit sales, promised to revive…