UPDATE:First Nickel gets feasibility on Premiere Ridge
After negotiating for two extensions, First Nickels (FNI-T) feasibility study for the Premiere Ridge project has a…
2007
RPT cuts more uranium at Split Rapids (July 09, 2007)
Vancouver – Drilling by RPT Uranium (RPT-V, RMPVF-O) to test Archean iron formation rocks on its Split Rapids proje…
Northern Abitibi picking up properties in Newfoundland (July 09, 2007)
Northern Abitibi (NAI-V) is investing in Newfoundland, inking a deal to earn into Altius Resources (ALS-T) Viking …
Kazakhmys takes over Eurasia Gold
Kazakhmys (KAZ-L, KZMYF-O) has taken up 96% of the outstanding shares of Eurasia Gold (EGX-T, EGXDF-O) and will mov…
Short Position Report (July 09, 2007)
TSX Short Positions Short posit…
Fronteer bids for NewWest Gold
Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) is bidding for Denver, Colo.-based gold explorer NewWest Gold (nwg-t, nwwlf-o) in an all-paper proposal supported by NewWest’s major shareholder, NWG Investme…
Teck Cominco to absorb Aur in $4.1B cash-and-stock offer
Vancouver — Looking to boost its copper production and reserves, Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has tabled a friendly $41.00-per-share bid for fellow Canadian base metals miner Aur Resources (AUR-T, A…
Letter to the editor: Watch out
—The following is an edited version of an open letter dated June 27, 2007, addressed to Joan Kuyek, National Co-ordinator of Mining Watch Canada, an anti-mining, non-governmental organization based in…
Editorial: Goldcorp counts ounces in Quebec, Mexico
It was a busy period in the field and the board rooms for North America’s miners during the last week of the second quarter, the 26th trading week of 2007.
CNQ Trading (July 09, 2007)
STOCK TICKER VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW June 26-29, 2007 Bannockburn Res BKNN 399 7.75 7.40 7.40 – 0.10 7.75 0.405 Dynamic Res DYRF 1724 0.14 0.12 0.14…
Exchange Rates (July 09, 2007)
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Lending Rates (July 09, 2007)
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