Ironing out possible mega merger
Spurned by the board of Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) in a friendly approach, BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L, BHP-A) has made its proposal for a US$138-billion all-share bid public in an attempt to brin…
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Finkolo gold results lift Etruscan (November 19, 2007)
Vancouver — Etruscan Resources’ (EET-T, ETRUF-O) sinking share price got a little boost recently, after the company released drill results from the Finkolo gold project in Mali and announced a $35-mi…
Exchange Rates (November 19, 2007)
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Dividends (November 19, 2007)
Company Div.($) Pay Date Record Date Goldcorp 0.015* Nov 23 Nov 16 Alcoa 0.17 Nov 25 Nov 2 Noranda Income Fund 0.085 Nov 26 Oct…
International Quotes (November 19, 2007)
Australia (A$) Nov 12 Nov 5 Change Bendigo Mining 0.30 0.30 0.00 Centamin Egypt 1.54 1.50 0.04 Emperor Mines 0.07 0.08 -0.01 Kingsgate Cons. 5.30…
Scorpio finds promising zone
The Nuestra Senora polymetallic deposit in Sinaloa state, Mexico, continues to shape up as an underground mine-to-be for Scorpio Mining (SPM-T, SMNPF-O).
Coeur, environmental groups propose Kensington plan (November 16, 2007)
Vancouver – After being dealt a permitting blow on its Kensington gold project in southeastern Alaska earlier this …
San Agustin shaping up on surface and underground
Vancouver – With trenching expanding the mineralized footprint and drilling pulling up good grades over considerabl…
Geodex sees short payback, long life at Sisson Brook
A 20,000-tonne-per-day open pit mine on the Sisson Brook tungsten-molybdenum project in central New Brunswick is ec…
Earnings: Fortuna Silver, Geovic
Earnings Summary from CNW Group. All figures in thousands except per-share figur…
Silver Standard and Esperanza to launch Ayelen feasibility
As Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T) and Esperanza Silver (EPZ-V) begin a feasibility study to develop the Ayelen s…
New estimate grows Navidad silver resources by 52%
Vancouver – Aquiline Resources (AQI-T, AQLNF-O) Navidad project has grown to become one of the biggest silver depo…