Partners shake on finance
Partners Boliden (BOL-T) and Swedish-listed North Atlantic Natural Resources, in which Boliden and South Atlantic Resources (SCQ-V) each own 38%, have agreed to a financing structure to bring the Stor…
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Boliden’s losses narrow in quarter
The losses of cash-strapped Swedish-Canadian miner Boliden (BOL-T) shrank in the latest quarter, thanks to increased mining and smelting production.For the three months ended June 30, the company post…
Boliden shuns Bayas deal, will restructure
A restructuring deal that would see Boliden (BOL-T) retire a large part of its corporate debt has hindered the company’s plan to sell its Lomas Bayas copper project in northern Chile.The restructuring…
Boliden sells assets to restore strength
Financially beleaguered Boliden (BOL-T) reported a net loss of US$25.1 million (or 11 per share) for the first quarter of 2001, up from a net loss of US$18.1 million (18 per share) a year earlier.In…
Outokumpu buys Norzink smelter
Denver — Boliden (BOL-T) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N) have completed the US$180-million sale of the Norzink smelter and refinery complex to Finnish giant Outokumpu. The operation is in southwestern N…
Int’l Wayside, Gitennes among BC juniors exploring new finds
Several promising grassroots discoveries, many of them made by prospectors, highlighted the 2000 exploration season in British Columbia and could provide a much-needed boost for exploration in the wes…
Finnish precious metal projects lure explorers
Given the interest in exploration for platinum group metals (PGMs) in northern Ontario and its long history of gold production, it is surprising that more explorers are not targeting projects in Finla…
Storliden deposit green-lighted
Swedish-listed North Atlantic Natural Resources, in which Boliden (BOL-T) and South Atlantic Resources (SCQ-V) each own a 38% equity stake, has resolved a dispute pertaining to the environmenta…
Boliden seeks partners at Lomas Bayas, Myra Falls
Higher production and improved copper and zinc prices helped Boliden (BOL-T) to an operating profit in the three months ended Sept. 30, but further writedowns on the balance sheet — including a US$19…
Careers (April 05, 1999)
Senior Management PositionCanadian Jr. Exploration Company – gold & silver focus – active in Asia seeks a senior exploration geologist, tracked for senior management. Must be credible player in the Ca…
Tailings accident was avoidable: study
An independent consulting firm has concluded that design and construction deficiencies contributed to the failure of the Aznacollar tailings dam owned by Boliden’s (BOL-T) Spanish subsidiary, Boliden …
Atna loses court challenge
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed a legal challenge by Atna Resources (ATN-T) against the proposed sale of Boliden’s (BOL-T) 60% interest in the Wolverine project to Expatriate Resou…