Vancouver — With the San Nicholas project on simmer, owing to low zinc prices, Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T) is turning up the heat on the nearby Penasquito silver deposit in Mexico’s Zacatecas sta…
Under an agreement with Toronto-based Diadem Resources (DIR-V), Mexican silver producer Industrias Peoles is earning an interest in the El Nino claim, west of the San Nicolas deposit held by Western …
Ketchikan, Alaska — Some 56 km north-northwest of this regional port city, Vancouver-based Quaterra Resources (QTA-V) and partner International Freegold Mineral Development () are taking platinum exp…
Soil sampling on the wholly owned San Miguel property in central Mexico’s San Luis Potosi state is returning exceptionally strong base metal values for Playfair Mining (PLY-V).All but one of 25 soil s…
Vancouver — It seemed an odd pairing in 1986 when lean, entrepreneurial Teck (TEK-T) bought its initial stake in top-heavy, debt-ridden Cominco (CLT-T).Not anymore.Having shared management and corpor…
Vancouver — Western Copper Holding’s (WTC-T) joint-venture partner, Lima, Peru-based Mauricio Hochschild & Cia, has dropped its option to earn a 68% interest in the Penasquito silver-lead-zinc proper…
Vancouver — A 6-hole drill program by Peruvian-based Mauricio Hochschild & Compania has hit a new silver vein on Western Copper Holdings’ (WTC-T) San Jeronimo property in Zacatecas state, Mexico.Thre…
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…
Denver — The fourth quarter of 2000 was highlighted by a 40% increase in iron ore production and a 24% rise in aluminum production for Rio Tinto (RTP-N).The increase is attributed to the company’s ac…
Vancouver — Assay results from a 4,600-metre drill program over the Penasquito base metal property in Mexico have prompted Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T) and its Lima-based partner, Mauricio Hochsch…
Vancouver — Improved earnings from coal operations and Cominco’s (CLT-T) solid financial performance helped Teck (TEK-T) post an impressive third-quarter profit.The Vancouver-based major tabled earni…
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…
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