BC’s power play to open province’s northwest
Power is the missing ingredient in B.C.’s mineral -r ich northwest, and the proposed $404-mi l l ion Northwest Transmission Line (NTL) could finally bring it to the remote region.
Volume 96 Number 33 - Oct 4 - 10, 2010
Baffinland gets $274M takeover bid
VANCOUVER — Iron Ore Holdings’ (IOH-A) subsidiary Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition has made an all-cash bid to acquire Baffinland Iron Mines (BIM-T) in a deal worth $274.3 million.
Goldcorp gives $10M to SFU
Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) is donating $10 million to the downtown Vancouver campus of Simon Fraser University (SFU). To acknowledge the gift, the university’s new arts complex will be named the Goldcorp Ce…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE -Sept. 20-24
The TSX composite index was up a modest 14 points to finish the Sept 20-24 period at 12,204.86. The big story was the Canadian dollar’s failure to rise despite a weakening U.S. greenback. While most m…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE -Sept. 20-24
The S&P-TSX Venture composite index enjoyed another strong week between Sept. 20 and 24, closing at 1,699.55, an advance of 37.59 points or 2.3%. Over the period, 108 Venture-listed companies reac…
U.S. MARKETS -Sept. 20-24
Economic uncertainty along with worries about European debt levels, coupled with comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it was prepared to take action to help the recovery and lift inflation and …
Endeavour Mining on the move
DENVER, COLO. — The Denver Gold Forum has built a reputation as being one of the industry’s premier events, with the finest names in the sector being presented by the key figures who have guided them…
Northgate Minerals breaks ground at Young-Davidson
Bear vs. bull at Denver Forum
DENVER, COLO. — One wore a black cowboy hat and the other, a white one. This being the Denver Gold Forum, it was only fitting that Martin Murenbeeld, chief economist at Dundee Wealth and arguing the …
Minera rides high after settling with Hochschild
DENVER, COLORADO –It looks like Rob McEwen is at it again.
Teck to join Suncor at Wintering Hills
Teck Resources (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) has signed a joint-venture agreement with Suncor Energy (SU-T, SU-N) to develop the Wintering Hills wind energy project, 20 km southeast of Drumheller, Alta.
Centamin rejigs Sukari production, reserves
VANCOUVER — Several complications have forced Centamin Egypt (CEE-T, CEY-L) to revise the production estimate for its Sukari open-pit gold mine.