Wesdome reopens Kiena
Val d’Or, Que. — The celebrations marking the official reopening of the Kiena underground gold mine on Aug. 18 were particularly sweet for Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T, WDOFF-O), coming as they did afte…
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Blue Pearl aims for moly’s top drawer
Vancouver — A US$575-million takeover of a privately held molybdenum producer is expected to transform Blue Pearl Mining (BLE-T, BLEFF-O) from a single-project development company into the world’s la…
Western Canadian Coal fires up Wolverine
Vancouver — Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WXJXF-O, WTN-L) has brought its second open-pit coal operation, the Wolverine mine in northeastern British Columbia, into production….
Imperial Metals bids for bcMetals
Vancouver — A proposed takeover bid for bcMetals (C-V, BMTLF-O) could catapult Imperial Metals (III-T, IPMLF-O) into a much larger gold and copper producer, assuming the company completes the acquisi…
Wesdome reopens Kiena gold mine
Val d’Or, Que. — The celebrations marking the official reopening of the Kiena underground gold mine on Aug. 18 wer…
Everton finds more high-grade gold in Opinaca region
Vancouver – A trenching and sampling program conducted by Everton Resources (EVR-V) has returned more encouraging …
Taseko drilling boosts resource potential at Gibraltar
Vancouver The $2-million drilling program launched by Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) earlier this year is confirming…
Pardo trenching delivers significant values for Endurance Gold
Vancouver – Trenching by Endurance Gold (EDG-V) on its Pardo property, located 65 km northeast of Sudbury in northe…
Alexis goes two camp
As the old adage goes, the best place to find a mine is in the shadow of a headframe. The odds, then, seem stacked in favour of Alexis Minerals (AMC-V, AXSMF-O), which is poking around behind some 60…
Goldcorp, Glamis to merge
Vancouver — The latest in a series of mega-mining mergers sees Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) looking to boost its ranking amongst the world’s top gold companies through an agreement to merge with mid-tier pro…
Stornoway, Rio change break fee (September 11, 2006)
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T, SWYDF-O) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) have agreed to changes in their lock-up agreement that would see a $2-million break fee paid out to all shareholders of Ashton Mining of…
Inco on the brink-o (September 11, 2006)
Just a week after officially shunning Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) (rio-n) in favour of Phelps Dodge (PD-N), Inco (N-T, N-N) has terminated its combination agreement with the Arizona-based copper…