Lonmin buys into Wallbridge (June 18, 2007)
Lonmin (LNMIF-O, LMI-L) has agreed to take a private placement that could give it an 18% shareholding in Wallbridge Mining (WM-T, WLBMF-O), and cements an existing alliance in the Sudbury camp.
Falconbridge Limited
Crowflight study aloft on better nickel price
Higher nickel prices and an increase in resources combined to increase the value of the Bucko nickel project in northern Manitoba, an updated feasibility study says.
Shining Tree drilling suggests extension
Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V) has completed a five-hole program on its Shining Tree nickel property in Fawcett Twp., about 100 km north of Sudbury, Ont. One hole suggests that mineralization persists do…
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…
Alexis goes two camp
As the old adage goes, the best place to find a mine is in the shadow of a headframe. The odds, then, seem stacked in favour of Alexis Minerals (AMC-V, AXSMF-O), which is poking around behind some 60…
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…
Suppliers News (September 04, 2006)
Rocmec advancing Russian Kid…
Alexis boosts Lac Pelletier resource
A reinterpretation of some historic data has allowed Alexis Minerals (AMC-V, AXSMF-O) to boost estimated resources …
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….
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….
Teck Cominco looks at bigger Australian footprint (August 20, 2006)
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — There were a lot of people who thought Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) chief executive Donald Lindsay should either be in New York or Toronto on Aug. 7. Instead, he was…
Falco concedes
A year-long quest is finally coming to an end for Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L, with Falconbridge’s (FAL-T, FAL-N) board of directors effectively handing over the reins of the iconic Canadian mining compan…