Manhattan gives up on Peru, goes for Turkey
Vancouver – Having had its fill of difficulties in Peru, Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) is saying adios and selling its…
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Alcan plans closures, job cuts (November 26, 2004)
Montreal-based aluminum giant Alcan (AL-T) plans to close three European facilities as part of a restructuring plan…
Chap eyes $48 million for Zinkgruvan
Chap Mercantile (SLW-T) plans to raise $48 million via the private placement of 64 million units at 75 apiece with…
Falconbridge eager to plug away at Espedalen
Vancouver – Despite not replicating the high-grade nickel found in its first set of drillholes at the Espedalen pro…
Chap adds Swedish silver (November 15, 2004)
Wheaton River Minerals’ (WRM-T) 75%-owned silver spinoff, Chap Mercantile (SLW-T) has inked a deal to buy all the s…
Higher metal prices lead to robust economics at Varvarinskoye
Vancouver – A bankable feasibility study has outlined robust economics on European Minerals’ (EPM-T) 86%-owned Varv…
Rio Narcea pins down Salave resource (November 09, 2004)
About halfway through a 15,000-metre program of infill drilling, Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) has tabled a resourc…
Northern Lion advances Haveri (October 22, 2004)
Northern Lion Gold (NL-V) has retained Roscoe Postle Associates (RPA) to help define a resource estimate of the in…
Scandinavian Gold busy in Finland
Scandinavian Gold (SGL-T) has intersected widespread anomalous base metal and gold mineralization but has failed to…
Junior explorers get cash influx (October 07, 2004)
A series of financings have several junior exploration companies ready to go on established projects.A $3.15-mi…
Green light nearer for Ovacik restart
Vancouver — After receiving acceptance of the environmental impact statement and found to be in compliance with en…
Hudson finds Greenland diamonds (September 18, 2004)
Vancouver – This year’s short field season for Hudson Resources (HUD-V) has proven fruitful in the recovery of a nu…