2001

Vancouver — The Belgian competition laws have prompted Australia’s BHP (BHP-N) to extend its purchase offer for Di…

High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) has reached agreement to acquire Japan-based Jipangu’s 16.9% interest in Buryatzoloto…

Altius Minerals (ALS-V) has begun a diamond drilling program on its Robert’s Arm volcanogenic massive-sulphide (VMS…

After spending a day digesting the latest cut in U.S. interest rates, investors on the Toronto Stock Exchange heade…

Vancouver — With exploration for platinum group metals heating up in northern Ontario, Fort Knox Gold Resources (F…

Platinova A/S (PAS-T) has signed deals to acquire four tantalum properties in northern Ontario and the Northwest Te…

Falconbridge (FL-T) says it still expects to wrap up a deal to buy from Boliden (BOL-T) two adjacent copper propert…

Billiton’s shareholders have approved the company’s proposed US$32-billion merger with Australia’s BHP (BHP-N), acc…

Low reservoir levels are threatening to force Alcan (AL-T), the world’s second-largest aluminum maker, to make furt…

Vancouver — Following the Bank of England’s sale of 643,200 oz. gold, the price of the precious metal has drifted…

Investors got what they wanted, but that didn’t help the Toronto Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The U.S. Federal Reserv…

Vancouver — Prompted by sniffs of gold in the first two rounds of drilling, Newmont Mining (NEM-N) is gearing up f…