US market gains modest
Resource-related stocks were generally up in the pre-holiday trading period on American equity markets, though the broader market moved sideways. The Standard & Poors 500 index was up 8.74 points…
Southern Copper Corporation
Golds up in volatile market
Gold stocks were among the winners on U.S. equity markets during the trading period Dec. 6-12, as the broader market gyrated first in response to favourable economic statistics and later to another ri…
Mines left out of U.S. rally
U.S. equity markets pulled out of a long slide on Oct. 14 and 17, finishing the reporting period Oct. 11-17 a little higher. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 1%, finishing at 10,348.10 points,…
U.S. markets continue shallow uptrend
Stronger than expected manufacturing data and a slight drop in oil and gas prices helped U.S. markets continue a shallow uptrend over the report period Sept. 27-Oct. 3. The broad-based S&P 500 Ind…
Miners look to Latin America
Arequipa, Peru — Oscar Gonzalez, chief executive of
Commodities shine in U.S.
Oil and gas, gold, copper, and fixed-price commodities such as coal have all enjoyed rallies of late, but trading activity was a mixed bag on U.S. markets over the report period Sept. 20-26, with gold…
Asarco union to try revised proposal (September 12, 2005)
United Steelworkers negotiators readied a proposal to take to management at Asarco, the troubled subsidiary of
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…
Shougang losing friends in Marcona
Lima, Peru — Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez once said that China’s Chairman Mao and South America’s independence hero Simon Bolivar would have been the best of friends had they met, a lively ackno…
Phelps balances priorities
Vancouver — Robust prices for copper and molybdenum allowed
US markets slip on oil
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE…
Peruvian royalty proving problematic
Lima, Peru — Record international metals prices have been hugely profitable for Peru. They also brought with them a nasty surprise: mining royalties. Everyone, it seemed, wanted a slice of the pie. B…