Anvil ready to dual-list in Canada (March 24, 2004)
Seeking a broader shareholder base, Australian-listed Anvil Mining has unveiled a restructuring scheme under which…
First Quantum Minerals Ltd
Gold takes centre stage at Roundup
Vancouver — A mining industry almost giddy with excitement was in evidence at the 21st annual Mineral Exploration Roundup, held recently at this city’s Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina.The theme of …
Broad market forges ahead, golds left behind
Sparked in part by a rally in Nortel Networks, buyers pushed the S&P/TSE composite index 243.28 points higher over the Jan. 14-20 report period. The bourse ended the period at 6,623.62, or 2.9% greate…
Profit-taking grabs hold of broad market
Profit-takers went away happy as the Toronto Stock Exchange composite index dipped 24.76 points over the Jan. 7-13 report period, ending the week at 8,380.34.Gold also reversed course, retreating US$3…
First Quantum profitable (December 08, 2003)
The third quarter of 2003 was a good one for First Quantum Minerals (FM-T), as its Bwana Mkubwa operation in the Zambian copper belt produced 8,862 tonnes copper at a cash cost of US$925 per tonne (US…
Bwana has Mkubwa quarter
The third quarter of 2003 was a good one for First Quantum Minerals (FM-T), as its Bwana Mkubwa operation in the Za…
People (November 24, 2003)
Alliance Resource — Brian Cantrell appointed VP and CFO.Desert Sun — Peter Tagliamonti appointed VP and COO.European Goldfields — Eduardo Baer appointed president and executive directo…
First Quantum cuts more copper oxides in Congo (November 17, 2003)
First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) has pulled more long intersections of copper-bearing oxides and sulphides from its newly discovered Lufua zone in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Katanga province.The …
TSE slides as precious metals fly
Except for the last day, buyers outpaced sellers over the Nov. 5-11 report period, but not enough to overcome last minute profit-taking. The Toronto Stock Exchange composite index finished the period …
Lonshi production marks watershed in the Copperbelt
Ndola, Zambia — The border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo is, physically, the height of land between the Congo River and Zambezi River watersheds.On the ground, it’s scarcely…
Metal traders run down gold
Gold bugs caught a chill in the first week of October: by the morning of Oct. 7, an ounce of the yellow metal was fetching US$376.20 in London markets, or US$8.30 less than a week earlier. Silver fare…
First Quantum cuts oxide copper at Lufua
Drilling by First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) at its Lufua copper prospect in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Katanga province has indicated a zone of oxide and sulphide copper mineralization.First Qua…