March 10, 2011 HudBay Minerals triples profit in Q4 2010 HudBay Minerals posted some big gains in its fourth-quarter and year-end financials, the Toronto-based miner reported on Wednesday. Net earnings in Q4 2010 more than tripled to $24.5 million, compared…
March 9, 2011 Matthew Zylstra: Value in small-cap gold producers Northern Securities Analyst Matthew Zylstra seeks out junior precious metals stocks with value in the ground and growth potential that are not yet obvious to the markets. He also looks…
March 9, 2011 Laconia to acquire Lennons Find Base Metal Project and Yandicoogina Project Laconia Resources, a Perth-based exploration company, purchased Jabiru Metals Limited (ASX: JML) equity in the Lennons Find Base Metal project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Laconia made the…
March 5, 2011 Panamanian government indicates intent to repeal modified mineral resources code; contract-law 9 unaffected Inmet Mining Corporation (TSX:IMN) announced today that the government of Panama intends to repeal recently enacted legislation, known as Law 8, that modified the Panamanian mineral resources code. The intent to…
February 18, 2011 Zinc fights the common cold Zinc may be good for your everyday galvanizing and diecasting, but it may also be good at fighting colds. According to the Cochrane Collaboration, zinc taken as a lozenge or…
February 18, 2011 Silvercorp up 4 per cent after positive preliminary assessment Silvercorp announced on Thursday that it received a positive preliminary assessment for its Silvertip silver-lead-zinc project in northern British Columbia. Silvercorp's stock was up 4% on the TSX on Friday.…
February 8, 2011 Fund flows pushing commodities prices higher, but at what cost? Citigroup’s Metals and Mining team issued a note Monday talking about how fund flows - not global economic growth - are driving commodities prices higher.
February 8, 2011 Acadian Mining spins off zinc and lead assets to focus on gold exploration Acadian Mining shares were up 30% on Tuesday morning trading after it announced it will spin off lead and zinc assets so […]
January 30, 2011 Palladium a hot metal favorite in 2011 First things first: North American Palladium has moved 51% higher over the past thee months. This is just one example of how palladium and platinum miners are substantially outperforming the…
January 30, 2011 Zinc, cobalt grabbing some ‘green’ traction Zinc and cobalt often fall into that esoteric metals category called byproduct, meaning they are generally an afterthought for miners who are keen at getting at, say, nickel or copper…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
