US Gold wraps up Nevada deals
Vancouver — A little more than a year after launching takeover bids for Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V, NVPGF-O), Tone Resources (tns-v, tonrf-o) and White Knight Resources (wkr-v, witnf-o), U.S. Gold (U…
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Growth Galore at NovaGold project
Vancouver — After tallying last year’s drill data, NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has boosted resource estimates for its Galore Creek copper-gold deposit in northwestern British Columbia.
Venezuela greenlights Brisas
The Venezuelan Ministry of Environment has approved the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the exploitation and processing of gold and copper mineralization at Gold Reserve’s (GRZ-T…
TSX Venture Exchange March 27-April 2
The junior mining-dominated S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index turned in a modest 15.03-point gain to close the March 27-April 2 trading session at 3,190.06. Average daily trading volumes continued t…
Toronto Stock Exchange March 27-April 2
Despite a slight drop, the TSX Composite Index continued to show strength over the March 27-April 2 trading period as it stayed in striking distance of its all-time high of 13,404, set in February. Th…
Industry, NGOs recommend CSR framework to govern Canadian miners abroad
Concluding a 10-month process that saw input from NGOs, mining, oil and gas companies and other groups, a recent report outlines a raft of recommendations that aim to address concerns over the social …
Don’t be greedy, LionOre shareholders: tender those shares!
More often than not, big mergers and takeovers are announced late on Sunday evening or early Monday morning — the better to prevent an information leak and any resulting suspicious trading before the…
Dynacor to dabble in energy
Dynacor Mines (DYN-T, MSDRF-O) has signed a joint-venture agreement with two hydroelectricity companies to ensure it will have enough power to run its Huaura tungsten mill using two old hydro plants o…
Site visit: Saudi industrialist transforms Unigold
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — Until last year, Unigold (UGD-V, UGDIF-O) was just another junior Canadian explorer with a large, grassroots gold project and plenty…
Afton, again
Vancouver — A feasibility study commissioned by New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) for its New Afton project near Kamloops, B.C., shows positive economics for an underground block-cave operation at the copper-g…
Copper executives forecast another windfall year
Santiago, Chile — The average copper price is expected to average over US$3 a lb. in 2007 due to continued strong demand from China and Asia and the inability of producers to quickly increase supply,…
Dividends (April 09, 2007)
Company Div.($) Pay Date Record Date Falconbridge pfH 0.406 Apr 1 Mar 15 Amerigo Res 0.065 Apr 4 Mar 27 Falconbridge pf2 f Apr 12…