After travelling to Southeast Asia, Central America and Europe, Haley Stavert packed up her car and moved to Vancouver in February 2010, searching for something new and exciting. Unfortunately the car only made it 20 minutes outside of Edmonton. Undiscouraged, Haley made it to Vancouver and has loved every second of living on the West Coast. Haley joined the Investing News Network team in October 2011 as executive assistant and researcher and looks forward to expanding her knowledge in a new industry.
Xstrata PLC’s Zinc division Friday has announced its plans to up ore production by a further 33% to 1.6 million tonnes per annum at its high-grade Lady Loretta mine in north-west Queensland, Australia.
Red Crescent Resources Limited (TSX:RCB), a base metals focused mineral exploration and mine development company with operations in Turkey, is pleased to announce an update on its activities from those reported November 6, 2012.
China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc. (NYSE:SHZ) has announced that the company has appointed Mr. Hai Hu as the new Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
Glencore International Plc, seeking a $33 billion takeover of Xstrata Plc by the end of the year, may retain its credit rating at Standard & Poor’s after finishing the deal to create the fourth-biggest miner.
Laurion Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSXV:LME,OTCQX:LMEFF) has announced the results of grab assays from a new exposure on the River Zone, of its 100%-owned Sturgeon River Property.
Standard & Poor’s GSCI gauge of 24 commodities fell 0.5 percent to 646.50 by 4:39 p.m. in London. The UBS Bloomberg CMCI index of 26 raw materials was down 0.2 percent at 1,577.6073.
The Standard & Poor’s GSCI gauge of 24 commodities rose 0.4 percent to 648.46 by 4:52 p.m. in London. The UBS Bloomberg CMCI index of 26 raw materials was up 0.5 percent at 1,577.921. U.S. markets closed yesterday for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Zincore Metals Inc. (TSX:ZNC,LMA:ZNC) is pleased to report assay results from DOL-11, the first hole drilled under a joint-venture with First Quantum Minerals formed to explore the Company’s 100%-owned Dolores copper-molybdenum porphyry property located in the bountiful Yauri-Andahuaylas copper district in southern Peru
Commodity traders Trafigura and Traxys are in the running to take over an exclusive deal to buy roughly $700 million a year worth of zinc from the worlds Number 1 producer Nyrstar, trade sources said.
Silver Bull Resources, Inc. (TSX:SVB,NYSE MKT:SVBL) has announced the preliminary results for its metallurgical test program completed on the silver and zinc mineralization at the Sierra Mojada project located in the state of Coahuila, Northern Mexico.
