VANCOUVER – The BC mining sector posted positive results for the second consecutive year, coming after a period of lower commodity prices and reduced activity. According to PwC Canada’s BC Mine report, prices for most metals and minerals produced in the province improved in…
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver’s Taseko Mining has made an all-share offer for Yellowhead Mining of Calgary that values the smaller company at $15.1 million. Taseko proposes to acquire all the issued and outstanding Yellowhead shares by issuing approximately 1.15 Taseko…
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Yellowhead Mining of Vancouver has filed the Harper Creek feasibility study with SEDAR. The planned large scale, long life copper mine is located about 100 km northeast of Kamloops.
Taseko Mines could become a consolidator in British Columbia and also prey to companies like Lundin Mining, Capstone Mining or Teck Resources, Chris Chang of Laurentian Bank Securities says.
VANCOUVER – To kick off a conference celebrating exploration and mining in British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alaska, the first morning at Roundup 2013 was dedicated to overviews of all things geological in those three regions. And while…
In mid-September, Taseko Mines made a second attempt at permitting its US$1.1-billion New Prosperity copper-gold project in British Columbia, submitting a revamped environmental impact statement with a US$300 million plan to salvage Fish Lake…
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Yellowhead Mining of Vancouver says the feasibility study for the Harper Creek copper-gold mine 150 km by road from Kamloops outlines “robust economics” for the project. The study is based on a large open…
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Vancouver-based Yellowhead Mining has updated the 43-101 estimate for its Harper Creek copper project north of Kamloops. At a 0.2% Cu cut-off grade, total measured and indicated resources are estimated at 815 million…
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Additional metallurgical tests done on material from the Harper Creek copper-gold-silver project owned by Yellowhead Mining of Vancouver indicate that a coarser grind can result in a 4% rise in copper recovery and a 13%…
Rockwell Diamonds of Vancouver has named James Campbell as president and CEO, effective June 1, 2011. He is a former VP of Lucara Diamond and managing director of African Diamonds, following a 20-year-plus career at De Beers.
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Just two weeks after releasing a positive preliminary economic assessment for the Harper Creek copper-gold-silver project, Yellowhead Mining of Vancouver has entered into a $20-million bought deal private placement that will…
The price of copper set an all-time record on Feb. 3, surging above US$10,000 per tonne. Or if you prefer a manageable unit such as a pound, the price translates to over US$4.50/lb.