Royal Gold Bids For BMGX
Royal Gold (RGL-T, RGLD-Q) has made a friendly takeover bid for small royalty and exploration company Battle Mountain Gold Exploration (BMGX-O).
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TSX Short Positions (March 26, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at March 15/07 (with changes from Feb. 28).
TSX Venture Short Positions (March 26, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at March 15/07 (with changes from Feb. 28).
Freeport, Phelps Deal Wins Vote
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) and Phelps Dodge (PD-N) have completed their merger after shareholders voted in favour of the proposed combination of the two companies.
Editorial: Nickel Zooms to All-Time High
The trading week ended March 16, the eleventh of the year, was highlighted by record nickel prices, which have jumped six-fold in the past five years in response to nagging supply constraints and surg…
CNQ Trading March 13-19, 2007
STOCK TICKER VOLUME(100s) HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Bannockburn Res BKNN 174 4.00 4.00 4.00 0.00 4.00 0.36 Bird River Mines BRMI 100 0.10 0.10 0.10 – 0.05 0.18…
Platmin Drill Holes Validating Resource
Detailed drilling on targets in the Bushveld igneous complex by Platmin (PPN-T, PPN-L) has confirmed earlier drilling that intersected high-grade platinum group mineralization at the M’Phatlele proper…
Facts ‘N’ Figures: Hordes Hoarding Gold
Investors added 43.5 million oz. gold to their collective holdings in 2006, down slightly from 46.7 million oz. in 2005, but still far above pre-2001 levels. Investors are projected to add another 39….
New Horizons: Costly Hot Air
Special to the Northern Miner
Suppliers News (March 26, 2007)
Fasken Martineau Continues Expansion
Breakwater Bullish on Zinc Market
With a global shortage in zinc production, this summer is an ideal time for Breakwater Resources’ (BWR-T, BWLRF-O) Langlois mine, 213 km north of Val d’Or, Que., to restart commercial production.
Bid-Ask — March 13-19, 2007
STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Afrasia Minl F V 0.35 0.55 0.33 0.45 0.265 Aguila Am Res V 0.44 0.495 0.50 0.54 0.17 Anglo-Bomarc V 0.135 0.16 0.135…