NovaGold bids for power
Vancouver — Development aspirations for its large Galore Creek copper-gold project, in northwestern British Columbia, have prompted NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) to launch a takeover bid for area h…
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NovaGold looks to grab hydroelectric developer
Vancouver – Development aspirations for its large Galore Creek copper-gold project, in northwestern British Columbi…
Chile’s parched miners feeling the heat
Santiago, Chile — Water has always been an issue for mining companies operating in the world’s driest desert, the Atacama, in northern Chile. But now the industry fears that a tougher stance from the…
HudBay boosts Flin Flon presence
Vancouver — The exploration arm of HudBay Minerals (HBM-V) has increased its property holdings and exploration budget in the Flin Flon greenstone belt of northern Manitoba….
Halo adds to Sherridon ground (April 03, 2006)
Halo Resources (HLO-V, HLOSF-O) has optioned three properties from HudBay Minerals (HBM-V, HBMFF-O) in the Sherridon area of northern Manitoba, bringing its land package there to 160 sq. km….
Xstrata posts Las Bambas resource (March 20, 2006)
Drilling through to year-end at the Las Bambas copper-molybdenum deposit in Peru has allowed Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) to calculate a resource….
Xstrata posts Las Bambas resource (March 01, 2006)
Drilling through to year-end at the Las Bambas copper-molybdenum deposit in Peru has allowed Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-…
Miners bounce back in quiet market
U.S. stock markets rose fractionally in the trading period Feb. 14-20, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 index rising 11.71 points to 1,287.24. The broader trend concealed a generally strong showing…
Anglo closes coal deal with Hillsbororough
Vancouver – Anglo Coal, a division of diversified miner Anglo American (AAL-L), has secured a foothold in Western …
African Copper busy with Botswana revivals
Some impressive results from a pair of advanced copper projects in Botswana have seen shares in London-based explorer
Hillsborough drills for more coal
Vancouver — Recent drill programs by
Only golds glitter in US market
U.S. equity markets weakened in the four trading days Dec. 27-30, with investors reacting to an inversion in the yield curve for government notes. Ten-year U.S. Treasuries closed the year showing a yi…