Midwest to go ahead (December 06, 2007)
The partners in the Midwest uranium joint venture in northern Saskatchewan have taken a formal production decision …
2007
Short Position Report (December 06, 2007)
TSX Short Positions Short posit…
Chinese suitors offer $13.75 a share for Northern Peru
Vancouver – In a deal valued at $455 million, Northern Peru Copper (NOC-V) is being bought out by China Minmetals a…
First Quantum acquires 17.2% of Equinox
First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) is quietly buying up shares of fellow copper miner Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQ…
Skygold and Wildrose plan to merge
Vancouver – Joint venture partners no more: Skygold Ventures (SKV-V) and Wildrose Resources (WRS-V) have decided to…
Argentina raises taxes on miners
Some tax exemptions for miners in Argentina may be a thing of the past.Reports out of the South American country …
Constellation Copper stops mining at Lisbon
The troubled Lisbon Valley copper project in southeastern Utah will shut down mining in early 2008, converting to a…
Pallinghurst bows out after Palmary bids A$5 for Consmin
It looks like the last bidder standing in the battle for Consolidated Minerals (CNM-L, CSM-A) is Palmary Enterp…
Xstrata boosts Raglan resource (December 05, 2007)
Exploration efforts by Xstrata (XTA-L) at its Raglan nickel mine in northernmost Quebec have paid off with a substa…
Freeport-McMoRan restarts Colorado molybdenum mine
With molybdenum prices trading last month at US$32.65 per pound up sharply from a 20-year high in 2004 of $16…
First Majestic finding promise in old Mexican mines (December 04, 2007)
Vancouver – Initial drill results from First Majestic Silver’s (FR-V) Chalchihuites group of properties in Zacateca…
Earnings: Atacama, Castle, Kirkland Lake (December 04, 2007)
Earnings Summary from CNW Group. All figures in thousands except per-share figur…