Goldcorp, Glamis to merge
Vancouver — The latest in a series of mega-mining mergers sees Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) looking to boost its ranking amongst the world’s top gold companies through an agreement to merge with mid-tier pro…
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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…
Blue Pearl aims for top tier of world’s moly producers
Vancouver — A US$575-million takeover of privately held Thompson Creek Metals sets the stage for Blue Pearl Mining…
Aquila intersects sulphides in Michigan
Through most of the current field season Aquila Resources (AQA-V, AQARF-O) has been drilling massive sulphide intersections at the Back Forty project in Menominee Cty., Mich….
Goldcorp and Glamis table merger plans
Vancouver – The latest in a series of mega-mining-mergers sees Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) looking to boost its ranking am…
Kinross completes Crown takeover (August 31, 2006)
Shareholders of Crown Resources (CRCE-O) have voted in favour of the acquisition of Crown by Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC…
Forest fire smokes out Stillwater
A night shift was cancelled at the Stillwater palladium-platinum mine in Montana after smoke from a nearby forest f…
High hopes for Hollister
Vancouver — An updated preliminary assessment of Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBN-X) and Hecla Mining’s (HL-N) proposed underground gold mine at the Hollister Development Block project in north-central N…
Sheffield cuts wide copper at Moonlight
Vancouver – Sheffield Resources (SLD-V, SLDOF-O) has been drilling away on its Moonlight copper property in norther…
Kensington tailings on hold
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has issued a temporary injunction halting construction act…
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…
NovaGold starts construction of Rock Creek gold mine
Vancouver – The state of Alaska and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have issued the necessary permits for NovaGol…