Inco on the brink-o (September 11, 2006)
Just a week after officially shunning Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) (rio-n) in favour of Phelps Dodge (PD-N), Inco (N-T, N-N) has terminated its combination agreement with the Arizona-based copper…
South America
Reserve upgrade adds a year to Alumbrera mine
Vancouver — Reserve upgrades at the Alumbrera copper-gold mine in northwestern Argentina have added one year to the life of the major open-pit operation, owned by Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), Northern Orion…
La Mancha poised to enter gold business with $40.2-million financing
Vancouver – Shareholders of La Mancha Resources (LMA-V) will meet September 20th to vote on a reverse-takeover tra…
BrazMin down on disappointing resource estimate
BrazMin (BZM-T) saw its shares fall on preliminary results from its So Jorge Gold Project in Para State, Brazil….
Settlement looms at Escondida
Peace between management and workers at the world’s largest copper mine appears to imminent as the 25-day strike at…
Amerigo squeezed by tailings flow restrictions
Vancouver – Copper production from Amerigo Resources’ (ARG-T, ARGOF-O) Minera Valle Central (MVC) operation will be…
Yamana goes for more in Latin America
The intense pace of acquisitions continues for Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-X, YAU-L) as it drives towards becoming a dominant player in Latin America….
Teck bows out
Having failed to raise some $5.7 billion overnight, Teck Cominco (TCK.A-T, TCK-N) quietly let its offer for Inco (N-T, n-n) expire on Aug. 16….
General Minerals to spin-out silver-focused company
Vancouver – Appreciated prices and fundamentals for silver have prompted General Minerals (GNM-T) to spin-off cert…
Chariot off and running on results from Peru
Intersects from its Marcona Copper property in Peru pushed Chariot Resources’ (CHD-T) shares up on heavy volume. …
Goldmarca tests high-grade targets at Condor
Vancouver – A recent hole drilled by Goldmarca (GML-V) has intersected another high-grade zone at the Condor gold …
Condor hatches more results
Aurelian Resources (ARU-V, AUREF-O) has delivered another pair of long intervals of high-grade gold from its Fruta …