Meridian posts record quarter
Record earnings, despite a decrease in gold sales, pushed Meridian Gold’s (MNG-T, MDG-N) shares up nearly 3%.In…
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Barrick bid for NovaGold woos Grace from Pioneer
Vancouver – The strategic rationale behind Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) all-cash bids for NovaGold Resources (NG-…
Phelps troika circles the wagons (July 17, 2006)
Facing a recently sweetened competing bid, and a looming July 28 deadline for Falconbridge’s shareholders’ rights p…
Correction (July 17, 2006)
In our web story of July 13, “Universal Uranium goes back to the future,” we said that “while an orebody has not ye…
Xstrata raises the stakes (July 17, 2006)
After taking a few days to root around in its pocketbook, Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has boosted its all-cash bid for the 80.2% of Falconbridge’s (FAL-T, FAL-N) shares it doesn’t already own by $6.50 pe…
Universal Uranium goes back to the future
With the resurgence in the price of uranium Universal Uranium (UUL-V) is going back to Utah’s famed Lisbon Valley. …
Phelps’ bid clears U.S. hurdle
Phelps Dodge’s (PD-N) has received early U.S. antitrust clearance for its proposed US$40-billion acquisition of Inc…
Vista Gold to spin-off Nevada assets
Vancouver – In a move to improve market value of its Nevada mineral project portfolio, Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-X) wi…
SXR thirsts for Wyoming Sweetwater
Ambitious uranium developer SXR Uranium One (SXR-T, SXRFF-O) is looking to cash in on the uranium hungry U.S. marke…
Rio Tinto snaps up 9.9% stake in Northern Dynasty
Vancouver — Rio Tinto (RTP-N) subsidiary Kennecott Canada Exploration is taking a 9.9% interest in Hunter Dickinson group company Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V, NAK-X), which is developing the Peb…
Columbus options Cortez to Agnico
Vancouver — On the heels of its initial public offering, Columbus Gold (CGT-V) has lined up Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) as a joint-venture partner to test its Utah Clipper, Crestview and Laura…
Canyon, High Plains to explore in Wyoming
A new joint venture will explore a 373-sq.-km land package in southeastern Wyoming in the hope of bringing one or more new uranium projects into production….