Silver production in extreme southern Arizona is inextricably tied to the earliest history of the state and its name, but never has it been conceived on such a large scale as is currently planned. While the planchas de plata were unbelievably valuable — even if only half of the legendary history is true — today’s Hermosa...
Teck Resources Ltd. said this morning that its would be investing C$210 million at its Trail metallurgical operations to significantly increase its capacity to recycle end-of-life electronic waste (e-waste) and another C$475 million in a mill modernization project at Highland Valley Copper. Both operations are in British Columbia. “These projects will improve the long-term...
HudBay Minerals Inc. said this morning it expects to close its copper smelter in Flin Flon, Manitoba before July 1, 2010, and its copper refinery in White Pine, Michigan shortly thereafter. The financial impact of the smelter closure on the company will be minimal, it added, as the processing costs from the sale of...
Major companies have been investing billions into mining operations in Peru, but falling base metal prices, along with higher costs, are squeezing that nation’s trade surplus — and future investment. A trade surplus that had hit $8.36 billion in 2007 as prices for copper, zinc, gold and other metals continued toward their peaks dropped...
