Lumina banks on higher copper prices
Vancouver — A few years back, when the price of bullion was touching US$260 per oz., several junior explorers began acquiring gold projects in the belief that prices would soon improve. They did, and…
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Luismin powers Wheaton to record Q1
Benefiting from higher gold prices, Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) saw its first-quarter earnings soar to US$4.1 million.The earnings totalled 2 per share, compared a year-earlier profit of just US$2…
Miramar cuts bonanza grades at depth (June 09, 2003)
Vancouver — Miramar Mining (Mae-T) is buoyed by the initial results from a program aimed at testing the depth potential of the Boston deposit on the Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut.Gold-mineralized …
Yandal deadline passes
Newmont Mining has had partial success sorting out the financial problems at its Yandal gold subsidiary in Australia.On March 27, Newmont brashly gave its hedging counterparties and its noteholders at…
Base metal fundamentals improving?
About of statistical metal releases has just arrived, and in this short report we offer an analysis of the latest data on copper, nickel, lead and zinc from their respective International Study Groups…
Partners find kimberlite near Rankin Inlet
Led by promising indicator mineral chemistry, Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) and Comaplex Minerals (CMF-T) have intersected a kimberlite-pipe-like body in the first drill hole of a program designed to t…
First Quantum, BHP ink Copperbelt JV
Preliminary results have prompted BHP Billiton (BHP-N) to sign a joint-venture agreement with First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) to continue exploring the Zambian Copperbelt.The deal, essentially an extens…
Base metal miners advance
Buoyed by renewed strength in base metals prices, particularly in the nickel market, most of the base metal majors made gains during the report period ended May 27.Pechiney eased up 4 to US$14.05 as …
Almaden, BHP Billiton kick-start JV
Junior Almaden Minerals (AMM-T) has staked two gold properties in Mexico’s southern state of Oxaca as part of a joint venture with BHP Billiton (BHP-N).Under terms of the deal, inked a year ago, each …
Miramar expands Suluk zone at Hope Bay
Vancouver — The latest results have prompted Miramar Mining (MAE-T) to drill an additional 8,200 metres in the Madrid area on the Hope Bay gold property in Nunavut.President Anthony Walsh says the Su…
Miners have volatile week
U.S. stock markets advanced modestly over the five trading days May 7-13, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 index up 7.91 points at 942.30 and the Dow Jones industrial average 90.89 points higher at 8,67…
BHP Billiton gains foothold in Nunavut diamond plays
Hunter Exploration Group, a private exploration and prospecting firm based in Vancouver, has agreed to sell its minority interest in a couple of promising diamond plays in Nunavut to BHP Billiton (BHP…