Australia’s Western Areas backs Mustang at Maskwa (November 17, 2006)
Perth, Australia-based nickel miner Western Areas (WSA-T, WSA-A) is investing up to $5 million in Mustang Minerals …
Canada
Stillwater takes 11% interest in Pacific North West Capital (November 17, 2006)
Vancouver – Pacific North West Capital (PFN-V, PAWEF-O) has landed a new major shareholder following Stillwater Min…
Starfield advances Ferguson Lake (November 16, 2006)
Vancouver – In wrapping up its 2006 drilling at the Ferguson Lake copper-nickel-PGM project located 240 km west of …
Alexco up again on Keno Hill drilling
Vancouver – Shares of Alexco Resources (AXR-T) rose another 13 per cent Thursday, powered by the latest results fro…
Aurizon gold mine almost ready to go
Vancouver-based Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) is days away from beginning operations at its Casa Berardi gold mine i…
Teck Cominco putting $30 million into Tahera
Vancouver — Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) plans to take down a $30-million private placement financing in Tahera D…
Sultan aims to restart B.C. tungsten mine
Vancouver – Sultan Minerals (SUL-V) wants to take advantage of buoyant commodity prices by bringing a former Britis…
Pacific Ridge results send shares down
Pacific Ridge Exploration (PEX-V) and project partner Kaminak Gold (KAM-V) have their final 2006 drilling program r…
ESO Uranium raises funds
ESO Uranium (ESO-V) is diluting share value to raise funds to further exploration at its Canadian projects. Van…
Cameco settles contracts at McArthur River, Key Lake
Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) has settled contract negotiations with about 400 unionized employees at its McArthur River an…
Forest Gate gains some traction in Fort la Corne
Forest Gate Resources (FGT-V) has found diamonds on its West Side property in the Fort la Corne area of Saskatche…
Teck posts $504M profit
Vancouver — Robust commodity prices continue to fuel Teck Cominco’s (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) revenue engine, delivering strong third-quarter net income of $504 million ($2.34 per share), up from $405 million…