Feb
26
Posco to Pursue Mine Investments ‘More Aggressively’ (Update3)..
February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Feb. 26 — Posco, Asia’s most profitable steelmaker, will “aggressively” pursue investments in mines as the costs of iron ore and coal escalate with the economic recovery. “The company will pursue investments in overseas mines more aggressively to secure raw materials,” Chief Executive Officer Chung Joon Yang said at a shareholder meeting in Seoul. Posco [...]
Feb
26
Anvil Divests its Interest in the Dikulushi Tenements in the DRC and Updates Construction Progress at Kinsevere Stage II..
February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
MONTREAL, Feb. 26 /CNW Telbec/ – Anvil Mining Limited (TSX, ASX: AVM), (“Anvil” or the “Company”) today announced that it has reached agreement with Mawson West Limited (“Mawson West”) on the terms and conditions for the sale of the Company’s 90% interest in Anvil Mining Congo SARL (“AMC”). AMC is the holder of the Dikulushi [...]
Feb
26
Thompson Creek announces 2009 financial results..
February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
TORONTO, Feb. 25 Overview (all in U.S. dollars): – Fourth-quarter 2009 net income was $26 million or $0.19 per basic and $0.18 per diluted share, including a non-cash gain of $5.6 million related to the previously announced reclassification (required under US GAAP) of the Company’s outstanding common share purchase warrants as a derivative liability. – [...]
Feb
26
Copper rallies as weaker dollar sparks fund buying..
February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Copper prices rose more than 2 percent on Friday as a weaker US dollar made metals cheaper for non-US investors and encouraged funds to buy.The euro rose against the yen on short-covering in the wake of its slide to a one-year low against the Japanese currency on Thursday, while the dollar was supported against the [...]
Feb
26
UPDATE 1-Norilsk Nickel may pay $1 bln 2009 dividend-paper..
February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
* Norilsk is capable of making the payment -analysts * Dividend yield of 3 pct does not look impressive MOSCOW, Feb 26 - Top shareholders of Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel (GMKN.MM) are discussing a $1 billion 2009 dividend, a newspaper reported, and analysts said that is easily within the now-profitable miner’s means. Russia’s Vedomosti [...]
Feb
26
Kumba halts cheap iron ore to ArcelorMittal SA…
February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Allan Seccombe – KUMBA Iron Ore’s subsidiary Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC), told the country’s largest steel producer ArcelorMittal SA it will no longer supply iron ore at an extremely beneficial price. ArcelorMittal SA has requested its own shares be suspended from trade on the JSE. The agreement to sell 6.25 million tonnes of iron [...]
Feb
26
Smelters May Win Higher Zinc Fees as Mine Supply Increases..
February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Feb. 26 — Korea Zinc Co., the world’s second- largest smelter, and Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., may win higher processing fees on increased mine supply, said analysts Atsushi Yamaguchi and Kim Gyung Jung. “We expect a small increase of 2.5 percent this year as mine supply is now enough,” said Yamaguchi, a Tokyo-based analyst [...]
Feb
26
Lundin Mining Releases 2009 Fourth Quarter Results..
February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
TORONTO, ONTARIO– – Lundin Mining Corporation (“Lundin” or the “Company”) (TSX:LUN)(OMX:LUMI) today reported net income, before discontinued operations and impairment charges, of $105.2 million ($0.19 per share) for the year and $72.2 million ($0.12 per share) in the fourth quarter of 2009, up from a loss of $131.9 million (loss of $0.32 per share) in [...]
Feb
26
Chile’s Codelco copper output up 16 pct in 2009..
February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
SANTIAGO, Feb 25 – Chile’s Codelco, the world’s top copper producer, increased copper output 16 percent to 1.7 million tonnes in 2009 as it forged ahead with heavy investments during the global slump. That marked the end to four consecutive years of dwindling output as lower grades at aging mines and labor strikes hit output [...]
Feb
26
US Nickel signs letter of intent with China Minmetals for two nickel targets in USA..
February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
US Nickel (ASX: USN), formerly Lumacom Ltd (ASX: LUM) has today inked a Letter of Intent with a Minerals and Metals Group US entity on the Mid-Continent Project located in Minnesota, USA. The Mid-Continent Project is located in southwestern Minnesota and consists of two target areas, Cottonwood and Renville West, totalling 17.8 square kilometres. The [...]