Teck Cominco sinks US$25M into Nautilus
Vancouver — Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O) has secured another major mining company financing, with Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) putting US$25 million into the seafloor mineral explorer as part …
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Nautilus lines up US$160-million in financings and AIM listing
Vancouver – Following a number of recent major financings, Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O) looks to further buil…
Teck Cominco investing US$25 million into Nautilus
Vancouver – Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O) has secured another major mining company financing with Teck Cominco…
Brilliant sees new nickel zone develop at Lanfranchi
Vancouver – Underground drilling on the newly discovered Deacon zone at Brilliant Mining’s (BMC-V) Lanfranchi mine …
Shore wishes upon a Star
Long perceived as consisting of little more than low-grade, highly complex, geological oddities, the Fort la Corne kimberlite field in north-central Saskatchewan is now known to host one of the most…
Ravensthorpe to cost US$2.2 billion
A revision of estimated capital costs for the Ravensthorpe laterite nickel project in Western Australia now gives t…
Woodlawn pre-feasibility underway
Metallurgical testing and engineering and design work for the Woodlawn base metal project in New South Wales, Austr…
Australia’s Western Areas backs Mustang at Maskwa (November 27, 2006)
Perth, Australia-based nickel miner Western Areas (WSA-T, WSA-A) is investing up to $5 million in Mustang Minerals (MUM-V, MSMGF-O), enough money to allow the Toronto-based junior to complete a feasib…
Tri Origin Tables Woodlawn Zinc Resource
Vancouver — Tri Origin Exploration (TOE-V, TROIF-O) has put forth a resource estimate for its Woodlawn base metals project in New South Wales, Australia.
Anglo Investing US$25 Million in Nautilus for 11.5% Stake
Vancouver — Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O) plans a US$68.5-million financing and has lined up mining giant Anglo American (AAUK-Q, AAL-L) to bankroll 36.5% of the deal.
La Mancha’s Partnership With Areva Pays Off
In the span of less than a year, La Mancha Resources (LMA-T, LACHF-O) has gone from just another junior exploration company trading on the TSX Venture Exchange, to a TSX-listed gold producer with the …
Lihir to take over Ballarat (November 13, 2006)
Lihir Gold (LIHR-Q, LHG-A) has offered to take over Ballarat Goldfields (BLRTF-O, BGF-L, BGF-A) in an all-paper merger that values Ballarat at A$350 million ($300 million). The proposal is to trade fi…