Editorial: Teck finesses another takeover
It was yet another period of intense merger and acquisition activity in the mining sector during the week ended July 7, the 27th trading week of 2007 and the beginning of the third quarter.
Canada
Fort Hills trio to go with design plan
Vancouver — Partners in the Fort Hills oilsands project, located in northern Alberta’s Athabasca region and about 90 km north of Fort McMurray, are moving forward with initial design plans that will …
OceanaGold Funds project through TSX
OceanaGold (OGC-T, OGC-A) has completed a $90-million initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange with net proceeds going towards the development of the Didipio gold-copper project in northe…
Corrected resource estimate boosts Copper Fox 14% (July 16, 2007)
Vancouver — After a faulty resource estimate prompted a 35% drop in share price and forced the company to halt trading for almost a month, Copper Fox Metals (CUU-V, CPFXF-O) is on the rise again with…
Alcan introduces white knight (July 12, 2007)
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) has entered the lists as a friendly bidder for Alcan (AL-T, AL-N), in a deal that v…
Alexis looks past Lac Herbin study
If David Rigg, president and CEO of Alexis Minerals (AMC-V) could see into the future, the Lac Herbin mine would be…
Roca lines up $13-million to advance moly mine
Vancouver – In a move to bolster the treasury as its Max molybdenum mine nears production, Roca Mines (ROK-V, ROCAF…
Detour to the west
New results from the drill program at the Detour Lake gold project in northeastern Ontario show mineralization cont…
Serengeti sell-off on latest Kwanika intercepts
Vancouver – The final batch of assays from Serengeti Resources’ (SIR-V, SGRNF-O) Spring 2007 drill campaign on its …
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…
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…
Resources up at Kutcho Creek
Vancouver — The latest resource estimate for Western Keltic Mines’ (WKM-V, WLKTF-O) Kutcho polymetallic project in north-central B.C. is in, boosting the site’s resources in advance of a feasibility …