Australia’s Western Areas backs Mustang at Maskwa (November 17, 2006)
Perth, Australia-based nickel miner Western Areas (WSA-T, WSA-A) is investing up to $5 million in Mustang Minerals …
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Starfield advances Ferguson Lake (November 16, 2006)
Vancouver – In wrapping up its 2006 drilling at the Ferguson Lake copper-nickel-PGM project located 240 km west of …
Teck posts $504M profit
Vancouver — Robust commodity prices continue to fuel Teck Cominco’s (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) revenue engine, delivering strong third-quarter net income of $504 million ($2.34 per share), up from $405 million…
Canadian Royalties expands Ivakkak (November 08, 2006)
Drilling this past field season by Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T) at the Ivakkak deposit on the Ungava peninsula of nor…
Nuinsco looking at nickel spinoff by year-end
Plans by Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) to set up a separate company to hold its nickel assets should harden into a form…
CVRD sambas into Toronto
A day after announcing that Brazilian iron ore giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) (RIO-N) had acquired 76% of Inco’s (N-T, N-N) shares and were closing in on finalizing the takeover, the top bras…
Editorial: We’ll think no more of Inco. . .
October marked the beginning of a new era for Canadian mining, with the absorption of the iconic Canadian nickel miner Inco into the Brazilian base metals behemoth, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce.
Editorial: We’ll think no more of Inco…
October marked the beginning of a new era for Canadian mining, with the absorption of the iconic Canadian nickel mi…
Dynatec introduces new partners
After impressing the market the day previous by announcing a partnership that gets it considerably closer to mining…
CVRD scoops up 76% of Inco, extends offer (October 30, 2006)
Marking a turning in Canadian mining history, Brazil’s Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) has reported that 174,623,019 shares of Inco (N-T, N-N) have been deposited to its $86-per-share cash offer, r…
CVRD wipes out Inco board
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) is wasting no time putting its stamp on its newest acquisition, Inco (N-T, N-N),…
CVRD and Inco meet the press
A day after announcing that Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) had acquired 76% of Inco’s (N-T) shares and were clos…