Teck Resources Limited

DRC tables positive study

Vancouver — An independent consultant estimates that DRC Resources’ (DRC-V) past-producing Afton copper-gold property still holds an indicated mineral resource of 25 million tons averaging 2% copper …


Aur digests QB purchase

As the dust settles following last fall’s purchase of the large Quebrada Blanca mine in Chile, junior copper producer Aur Resources (AUR-T) is reporting a loss for 2000.Aur posted a net loss of US$15 …


Teck gets boost from Cominco

By purchasing almost 5.2 million shares of Cominco (CLT-T) at a cost of $127 million in 2000, Teck (TEK-T) increased its ownership of the company to 50.1% and took steps to consolidate it as a subsidi…


Correction (January 08, 2001)

In a Dec. 4-10, 2000, article about Mazarin’s (MAZ-T) proposed purchases of Teck’s (TEK-T) half-interest in the Niobec mine and the major’s option to acquire a 25% interest in Niocan’s (NIO-T)…


Mansfield seeks Olympic Dam-type deposits

In many ways, the past year for Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V) reflects the boom-and-bust nature of mineral exploration.After gaining undisputed title to the promising Cerro Samenta copper porphyry prospe…


DRC’s drilling tests resource below pit at Afton

Six months of drilling from the floor of the Afton open pit, 10 km west of Kamloops, B.C., has — predictably enough — delivered a substantial copper and precious metal resource to owner DRC Resource…


Drills turn at Cerro Samanta

Partners Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V) and Teck (TEK-T) have commenced a 1,200-to-1,500 metre diamond drill program on their Cerro Samenta copper property in northwestern Argentina.The initial drill hole…


Teck boosts stake in San Nicolas

Teck (TEK-T) has agreed to acquire an additional 25% carried interest in the San Nicolas copper-zinc deposit in Mexico’s Zacatecas state. In return, it will pay 1.8 million of its Class B shares to th…


Aur spurns Cambior to buy Chilean mine

Spying a better opportunity in Chile, Aur Resources (AUR-T) has withdrawn its merger proposal with beleaguered Cambior (CBJ-T) to pick up a controlling stake in the Quebrada Blanca copper mine from Co…


Diversity key to Southwestern Gold’s strategy

Southwestern Gold (SWG-T) has dealt itself an enviable hand in the resource sector. In addition to exploring for gold, silver and base metals in Peru, Chile and China, the Vancouver-based junior is hu…


PacMin advances Aussie gold project to feasibility

In advancing the Carosue Dam gold project to feasibility, Teck’s (TEK-T) Australian subsidiary, PacMin Mining (pml), is using the experience gained from its Tarmoola mine operations to control operati…


East meets West at White Silver Mtn.

A decade ago, it would have been impossible for a Canadian junior to gain a foothold into the mining and metallurgical complex operated by state-owned Baiyin Non-Ferrous Metals Corp. (BNMC) in north-c…


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