Tag Archive | "copper mining"

Copper Mining in Canada

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Canada is the third largest copper producer in the world, after Chile and the USA. In Canada, copper is always produced in conjunction with another metal, most often as a co-product with nickel, zinc, lead, gold and molybdenum.

Tarsis Drills 0.71% Copper and 0.41 g/t Gold over 7.80 meters at MOR, Yukon

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Tarsis Resources Ltd. (CVE:TCC) reports assay results from its completed diamond drilling program at MOR property,  southern Yukon. Two holes totaling 443.83 meters were drilled by Top Rank Diamond Drilling under the supervision of Archer Cathro & Associates (1981) Limited. Drilling intercepted massive, semi-massive and heavily disseminated sulphides. For complete news release, click here. For Tarsis company profile, click [...]

North American Gem Considers Offers to Sell or JV

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

North American Gem Inc. (CVE:NAG) reports that it is considering offers on its Louise Lake copper deposit , British Columbia, Canada. The road-accessible property is near a full-service community with excellent access to highway, rail and electrical infrastructure. For complete news, click here. For North American Gem’s company profile, click here.

Copper Pauses Ahead of Fed Statement

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Copper plunged to a near two-week low Tuesday, as investors worried that the recent rally has been overdone. Benchmark copper for three-month delivery on the London Metal Exchange traded at $7,250 a tonne from $7,425 at the close on Monday.

Copper Investors Capitalize on Metal’s Rally

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Copper dropped on Tuesday, marking the first time in five days that the metal treaded into negative territory. Copper for delivery in three months fell $91, or 1.2 percent, to $7,419 a metric tonne at 10:07 a.m. on the LME.

Copper Drops from 10 week High

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Copper enjoyed a welcome relief rally last week; but on Tuesday, the recovery was snapped as negative consumer sentiment sent equities across the US and Europe downward.

Copper Demand to Outpace Supply

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Copper commenced Tuesday in positive territory, extending Monday’s winning streak on the back of the longest run of inventory declines in over a year. Copper is ignoring overall market sentiment as lower than anticipated earnings reports from both Goldman Sachs and IBM wreaked havoc on the American and European stock markets.

Copper Rebounds from One Week Low

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Copper surprised analysts Tuesday, recovering from Monday’s losses. Copper prices dropped on Monday, over concerns regarding China’s demand for the base metal.

Opawica Explorations Inc. – Ontario Gold and Copper

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Opawica Explorations Inc. is a junior explorations company with interests in the exploration and development of mineral resource properties. They main focus is the 100% owned Atikwa Lake-Mayburn gold and copper project located near Kenora, Ontario.

Copper Rises with Economic Optimism

Monday, June 28, 2010

Easing concerns over the state of the global economy sent copper on its first winning streak in months. Monday marked the fourth straight day that the metal was in positive territory. Copper closed last week with the biggest weekly gain in over four months.

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