LionOre taking its share (September 18, 2006)
With the price of nickel surging in recent weeks and traditional titans Inco (N-T, N-N), and Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N) fading away, LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LMGGF-O, LOR-L) is establishi…
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Inco on the brink-o (September 11, 2006)
Just a week after officially shunning Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) (rio-n) in favour of Phelps Dodge (PD-N), Inco (N-T, N-N) has terminated its combination agreement with the Arizona-based copper…
Inco on the brink-o (September 05, 2006)
Just a week after officially shunning Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) (RIO-N) in favour of Phelps Dodge )PD-N…
Mill changes pay off for GobiMin
Venture-listed GobiMin (GMN-V, GMNFF-O) posted earnings of US$879,000 on revenue of US$3.5 million in the quarter ended June 30, a net result of US1.4 per share….
Inco sticks with Phelps
Snubbed in its second attempt at talking a hostile bidder into sweetening its bid, takeover target Inco (N-T, N-N) …
Xstrata sacks Pannell, Regent (August 28, 2006)
Swiss-based Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) did not waste anytime gutting Falconbridge (FAL-T,) management after winning the takeover battle for Canada’s largest base metal miner….
Sherritt makes $93M in first half (August 28, 2006)
Strong revenues thanks to high commodity prices brought Sherritt International (S-T, SHERF-O) a net income of $57.2 million (36 per share) on revenue of $297 million in the second quarter of the year…
Royalties gets revised feasibility numbers (August 28, 2006)
The Raglan South project of Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O) appears to have better economics than a recent scoping study showed, following a review of the operating costs in the study’s financial…
Teck bows out
Having failed to raise some $5.7 billion overnight, Teck Cominco (TCK.A-T, TCK-N) quietly let its offer for Inco (N-T, n-n) expire on Aug. 16….
Phelps bid faces further scrutiny
Investment Canada has extended by 30 days its review of Phelps Dodge’s (PD-N) proposed acquisition of Inco (N-T, N-…
Xstrata sacks Pannell, Regent (August 21, 2006)
Swiss-based Xstrata (XTA-L) did not waste anytime gutting Falconbridge (FL-T, FL-N) management after winning the ta…
Plot thickens in battle for Inco
Brazilian iron ore giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) (RIO-N) has turned up the heat in the battle for control of Inco (N-T, N-N) with an all-cash bid of $86.00 per share….