Aurizon appoints committee to review Northgate bid
Vancouver – Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) has appointed a special committee of directors to review and evaluate an …
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De Beers FalC appeal dismissed
The Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan has upheld an earlier ruling that a voting agreement between Shore Gold (SGF-T…
Inco throws Falco a fin (May 22, 2006)
Inco (N-T, N-N) has boosted the cash portion of its friendly cash-and-scrip offer for Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) by $5 per share, or around $1.9 billion. In all, the bid now totals just more than…
Nuinsco financing for Campbell (May 22, 2006)
A $15.5-million deal to take Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) out of creditor protection has been agreed to by Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T, NUIRF-O) and investment house Sprott Securities….
Wolverine feasibility bites Yukon Zinc
Vancouver — Shares of Yukon Zinc (YZC-V, YZCCF-O) shed more than half their value in heavy trading after the company released a newly completed feasibility study for the Wolverine zinc-copper-lead-si…
EuroZinc Mining draws market attention
EuroZinc Mining (EZM-T, EZM-X) has been a popular mining stock lately and it continued to draw heavy trading with the announcement of its first-quarter earnings….
AngloPlat continues commitment at Pacific North West’s River Valley
Vancouver – With the platinum price hitting new records and palladium rallying to a more than five-year high, Pacif…
Pure Gold and De Beers ink “High Arctic” diamond deal
Vancouver – With a new president at the helm and a financing in the works, Pure Gold Minerals (PUG-T) has signed a…
Xstrata brings the green (May 17, 2006)
Surprising few, Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has launched a $16.1-billion, all-cash bid for the 80.2% stake in Falconbr…
Osisko extends Canadian Malartic mineralization (May 16, 2006)
Abitibi explorer Osisko Exploration (OSK-V) has finished off another phase of drilling at the Canadian Malartic gol…
Editorial: Teck Cominco’s bid for Inco shakes up industry
Noranda’s friendly takeover of Falconbridge last year had felt inevitable to most of us for years before its announ…
Goldcorp triples Q1 net earnings despite lower production from Red Lake
Vancouver – Robust metal prices and the strong performance of the Alumbrera gold-copper mine allowed Goldcorp (G-T…