Superior Copper revisits the old Coppercorp mine
Superior Copper (SPC-V) is hoping to find a new mine beside an old one as it gears up for another round of drilling on its flagship Batchawana copper property.
Volume 98 Number 48 Jan 14 - 20, 2013
Cline keeps its head above water
Six months after Toronto-based Cline Mining (CMK-T) suspended operations at its wholly owned New Elk metallurgical coal mine outside of Trinidad, Colo., the company is still searching for answers.
Commentary: How to craft benefits packages for globe-trotting employees
Increasingly, corporate management structures and areas of accountability no longer follow the strict political boundaries that define countries.
Market news: Toronto Stock Exchange
Toronto’s main index rose during the trading week amid strong jobs data.
Market news: TSX Venture Exchange
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index started off the new year with a 26.38-point, or 2.2%, gain following four days of trading that culminated in a 1,228.22-point weekly close on Jan. 4.
Market news: U.S. Markets
The benchmark S&P 500 Index reached its highest close since December 2007 during the holiday-shortened trading week, which saw politicians strike a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, while data from the Institute for Supply Management…
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, January 8, 2013Precious MetalsPrice…
Santacruz Silver on the fast track
For Mexico-focused Santacruz Silver Mining (SCZ-V), 2013 could be the year that well-planted seeds take root and grow. The Vancouver-based company is working on a trio of advanced-stage silver projects with the goal of achieving inaugural…
Copper Fox falls on Schaft Creek feasibility
After four years of drilling, designing, consulting and number crunching, Copper Fox Metals (CUU-V) has produced a feasibility study for its planned Schaft Creek mine in B.C. that increases throughput by 30% compared to earlier plans, while…
Anglo American, Cliffs exit Amapa
Miners shed more non-core assets in the new year to help free-up capital, with Anglo American (AAL-L, AAUKY-Q) and Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) selling their stakes in the Amapa iron ore operation in northern Brazil.
Barrick fails to sell African assets to CNG
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has ended talks with China National Gold regarding the potential sale of its 74% interest in African Barrick Gold (ABG-L), putting off hopes that the major could distance itself from its…
Editorial: Goldcorp adopts ‘all-in’ cost metric
A decade ago gold was worth less than US$300 per oz., and gold producers were desperate to attract investors. One method they developed was to report gold-production costs using a minimalist metric, making their potential for profit seem larger.