Barrick and Placer exchange jabs
The emerging punch and counter-punch routine between Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) and Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) con…
Canada
Who else is going to bring you a Broken Hammer? (November 30, 2005)
Sudbury, Ont.-based explorer Wallbridge Mining (WM-T) has unveiled the first resource estimate for the Broken Hamme…
De Beers aims to settles U.S. suits
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey has given preliminarily approval to Anglo American …
Baffinland jumps on Mitsubishi investment (November 30, 2005)
Mitsubishi (MSBHY-O) has agreed to subscribe to a private placement of shares in Baffinland Iron Mines (BIM-V) in e…
Strongbow shoots up market
Strongbow Exploration’s (SBW-V) surge up the market comes a day after releasing drill results from its partly owned…
Cannu zone enhances potential at Meadowbank
Vancouver Buoyed by results from recent drilling, Cumberland Resources (CLG-T, CLG-X) plans to carry out a major …
Campbell increases resource at Corner Bay (November 28, 2005)
Exploration by Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) at the Corner Bay project southeast of Chibougamau, Que., has es…
River Gold, Wesdome to merge
Sister companies River Gold Mines (RIV-T) and Wesdome Gold Mines (WDG-V) have struck a deal to merge, combining the…
Diadem looks beyond diamonds
The market can be hard on a junior exploration company with an eye on two commodities.”When you’re a large comp…
Northgate drilling indicates deep zone at Kemess (November 25, 2005)
Exploration drilling east of the proposed open pit at the Kemess North copper-gold deposit in northwestern British …
Anglo Swiss digging for diamonds in NWT
Anglo Swiss Resources (ASW-V) is building a diamond portfolio out of scraps. The Vancouver-based junior believe…
Maximus to mount Larder Lake effort (November 24, 2005)
NFX Gold (NFX-V) has dealt an option to earn a 60% interest in its Larder Lake, Ont., gold properties to Maximus Ve…