BHP Billiton Canada Inc


Crown Diamonds, Petra plan merger

Vancouver — A proposed marriage between Australian-listed Crown Diamonds and South African-based Petra Diamonds (PDL-L) would create a diversified producer and e…


BHP Billiton’s profits soar

The report period ended Feb. 15 was punctuated by the world’s biggest mining company’s banking the world’s biggest mining profit. For the second half of 2004, BHP Billiton posted re…


Rising dollar bats resource stocks

Resource stocks in general fell during the period Feb. 2-8, even as major U.S. stock indices gained. The Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 1.6% over the period, closing at 10,724.63. Strength in…


Noranda, Metallica buy El Morro royalty

Vancouver — Partners Noranda (NRD-T) and Metallica Resources (MR-T) have acquired a 2% net smelter return royalty on the El Morro copper-gold project in north-ce…


A 56.6-carat octahedral diamond recovered by Australian-based Crown Diamonds at one of its South African mines. The diamond fetched US$488,889.

Southern African diamonds lure Aussies

Vancouver — Once the exclusive domain of De Beers, southern Africa is today being explored by an increasing number of Australian and Canadian companies….



BHP to drill in Manitoba

Vancouver — A unit of BHP Billiton (BHP-N) will drill-test the Stephens Lake nickel property, 100 km east of Gillam, Man. The property is held jointly by Cream Minerals



Golds caught by rising greenback

U.S. equity markets were lower over the report period Jan. 18-25, mainly forced lower by poor earnings news. The S&P-500 index was down 2.3% of value, at 1,168.41 points.


Miners recover

United States stock markets drifted marginally lower over the report period Jan. 5-11, with the S&P 500 index down 5.06 points at 1,182.99.


Stornoway comes up with diamonds (January 17, 2005)

Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T), BHP Billiton Diamonds (BHP-N) and Hunter Exploration Group have discovered diamonds in all five of the kimberlites they sampled in 2004. The pipes are on the Aviat property in Nunavu…


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