CVRD and Inco meet the press
A day after announcing that Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) had acquired 76% of Inco’s (N-T) shares and were clos…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Cumberland offloads Meliadine interest (October 25, 2006)
Vancouver – Deciding to focus on its key asset, the Meadowbank gold deposit near Baker Lake in eastern Nunavut, Cum…
Editorial: Russia tightening its grip on natural resources (October 25, 2006)
Foreign investors of time and money in Russia’s mining sector would do well to keep a close eye on the increasingly…
Hudson delivers more diamonds from Greenland
Vancouver – With another batch of diamonds from its Greenland drilling program, Hudson Resources (HUD-V, HUDRF-O) h…
Strike at Rio Tinto’s Rossing uranium mine
Uranium production at Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N, RIO-L) Rossing mine in Namibia, could take a hit, as workers there began …
Barrick boosts bid for NovaGold
Vancouver – Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has increased and extended its takeover bid for NovaGold Resources (NG-T, N…
CVRD scoops up 76% of Inco, extends offer (October 24, 2006)
Brazil’s Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) is reporting that 174,623,019 shares of Inco (N-T, N-N) have been depos…
Cameco’s Cigar Lake suffers major setback
Vancouver – Mine development at Cameco’s (CCO-T, CCJ-N) 50%-owned Cigar Lake uranium project in the Athabasca Basin…
Teachers back McEwen
Rob McEwen’s efforts to force a vote by Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) shareholders on the proposed US$8.6-billion takeover o…
Nuinsco climbs on high grade nickel concentrate
Metallurgical test results from Nuinsco Resources’ (NWI-T) wholly owned Minago deposit came in, and the news is goo…
Strike averted at Teck’s Highland Valley
Vancouver — Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) and Local 7619 of the United Steelworkers of America have averted a strike at the Highland Valley copper mine, 60 km southwest of Kamloops, B.C., with worker…
Dividends (October 23, 2006)
Company Div. Pay Record ($) Date Date Royal Gold 0.055* Oct 20 Oct 6 Goldcorp 0.015* Oct 27 Oct 20 Pr Mtls Mng Trust 0.05…