Minago yields deep grades
The latest pair of holes by Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T, NUIRF-O) on the Minago sulphide nickel deposit, about 70 km south of Wabowden, Man., have delivered starkly different results….
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Inco, Steelworkers reach tentative deal (June 05, 2006)
Eleventh-hour talks between Inco (N-T, N-N) and United Steelworkers (USW) locals 6500 and 6200 have delivered a tentative collective bargaining agreement covering the nickel giant’s Sudbury and Port C…
FNX sizes up Podolsky (June 05, 2006)
Junior nickel miner FNX Mining (FNX-T, FNX-X) has tabled a resource estimate for the 2000 and North polymetallic deposits on its Podolsky property, situated in the northeastern portion of Ontario’s Su…
Red Lake, Campbell see layoffs (June 05, 2006)
Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has started staff reductions at the Red Lake and Campbell mines in Balmertown, Ont., beginning a process aimed at finding economies as the two are combined….
Acadian set to buy Gays River mine
Looking to take advantage of the spike in base metal prices, Acadian Gold (ADA-V, ADGLF-O) has entered into a definitive agreement with HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) to purchase the Gays River zinc…
Phoenix Matachewan explores for VMS deposits at Steel River
Vancouver — Starting with a high-precision, deep-penetrating airborne electromagnetic and magnetic geophysical survey, Phoenix Matachewan Mines (PMM-V, PXMMF-O) has launched an exploration program ai…
Lake Shore studies Timmins West, Vogel
As part of its prefeasibility study on the Timmins West gold project, Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSGGF-O) plans to do underground exploration on both Timmins West and the Vogel-Schumacher project….
Editorial: Sullivan tragedy grips Kootenays
Asphyxia’s gentle death has haunted miners since the first tunnel was dug deep into a mountainside thousands of years ago, and it continues to endanger lives to this day, usually in the primitive arti…
Yellowhead to drill Harper Creek
Vancouver — Along with a proposed financing to raise up to $10 million and become a publicly traded company later this year, Yellowhead Mining is planning a spring exploration program at its newly ac…
First Nickel extends Lockerby
Shares in First Nickel (FNI-T, FNKLF-O) jumped 18% to $1.18 in heavy morning trade in Toronto on May 29, after the junior producer reported some high-grade extensions to the producing Depth zone at th…
New resource figure for Monument Bay
Rolling Rock Resources (RLL-V) has tabled a revised resource estimate for the Monument Bay project in northern Mani…
Aurizon tells shareholders to wait and see
Facing an unsolicited takeover bid from Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X), Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) has advised…