September 28, 2011 163-year-old Pittsburgh-area copper firm bankrupt LEETSDALE, Pa.—A 163-year-old western Pennsylvania copper company is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while it seeks to sell the company's assets. Attorneys for Hussey Copper Ltd., now based in…
September 27, 2011 Rio Tinto pays Can$73 million for 49% of Ivanhoe Mines Rio Tinto announced on Tuesday that it paid Can$73 million for 49% of Ivanhoe Mines. Rio Tinto acquired an additional 3,700,000 common shares in Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. through a wholly-owned…
September 27, 2011 Viking Minerals Inc.: China intensifies purchases of copper Chinese companies and investors are stepping up their purchases of industrial commodities such as copper, in a show of confidence in the global economy that stands in contrast to the…
September 26, 2011 Prophecy Platinum up 5.69% after announcing Wellgreen results Prophecy Platinum (CVE:NKL) was up 5.69% on Monday trading after announcing drill results at its Wellgreen project, located in Yukon. Prophecy stated […]
September 26, 2011 Highland Valley Copper workers vote to strike A Kamloops BC TV station reports workers at Teck Resources Highland Valley Copper mine have voted 99.5% in favour of striking if necessary to back wage and benefit demands. The…
September 26, 2011 Spooked investors dump Ivanhoe despite reassurances – shares crash 21% A statement put out by Ivanhoe Mines on Monday telling investors that its Oyu Tolgoi project remains on track and pooh-poohing rumours about the Mongolian government reneging on the deal…
September 26, 2011 Ivanhoe Mines expects the Mongolian Government to support the Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement Ivanhoe Mines said in a statement today that the investment agreement for the Oyu Tolgoi Project remains a fair and legally binding contract that deserves and requires the unqualified support…
September 26, 2011 Revett Minerals provides hedging update SPOKANE VALLEY, WASHINGTON--(Marketwire - Sept. 26, 2011) - Revett Minerals Inc. (TSX:RVM) (NYSE Amex:RVM) is pleased to provide an update on its recently initiated 2012 copper hedging program. For 2012,…
September 26, 2011 Empire Mining sampling returns significant copper-gold anomaly 1.8 km long and still open on strike VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 26, 2011) - Empire Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE:EPC) ("Empire") is pleased to report that an ongoing sampling program at the newly-identified Southwest Zone of the…
September 26, 2011 Romios intersects 22.1 metres assaying 1.25% copper and 22.43 g/t silver in new discovery underlying the north zone, Trek property, B.C. TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 26, 2011) - Romios Gold Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:RG)(OTCBB:RMIOF)(FRANKFURT:D4R) ("Romios" or the "Company") is pleased to announce assay results from the initial portion of the 2011…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
