Phelps adds three-way twist to four-way battle
Phoenix-based copper giant Phelps Dodge (PD-N) has emerged as a white-knight bidder for both Inco (N-T, N-N) and Fa…
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Exall, Southern Star drill deep into Red Lake gold camp
Red Lake, Ont. — This is a gold camp that has a history of regeneration, rising every few years on the back of a big discovery or an upturn in the gold market. The mid-1990s discoveries at the Red La…
NovaGold launches hostile bid for Pioneer Metals
In the midst of a squabble over the Grace copper-gold property in B.C., NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has launched a hostile takeover bid for the company pursuing litigation against it — Pioneer Me…
Marathon cuts copper at Dunlop
Drilling by Marathon PGM (MAR-V) at the Dunlop property, just east of Marathon, Ont., has intersected wide zones of…
DOJ grants a wedding license
The U.S. Department of Justice has granted approval for Inco’s (N-T, N-N) proposed acquisition of Falconbridge (FAL…
Sabina Silver delivers hot hole at Hackett River (June 21, 2006)
Vancouver – Significant initial results are trickling in from Sabina Silver’s (SBB-V, SBBFF-O) 2006 resource drilli…
Kinross sheds some weight (June 21, 2006)
Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) continues on its path to clean-up operations and exit from some of its redundant assets….
Purepoint looks to leverage its early bird status
Being one of the first juniors in a region dominated by the majors can put a company in a good position. It’s a sit…
UPDATE:NovaGold looks to take over Pioneer
In the midst of a squabble over the Grace property in B.C., NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has launched a hostile …
Taseko’s growth hinges on Gilbraltar expansion
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Houston Lake fills till from bulk sample (June 19, 2006)
Houston Lake Mining (HLM-V, HLKMF-O) realized a profit of just over $50,000 from a bulk-sampling program at its West Cedartree gold project near Sioux Narrows, Ont….
El Nino options Bathurst projects from Falconbridge
Vancouver — El Nino Ventures (ELN-V, ELNOF-O) is blowing into New Brunswick’s Bathurst base metal camp by optioning a large land package from area producer Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N)….