Constellation drills oxide copper at San Javier (June 28, 2006)
Vancouver – Initial core drilling by Constellation Copper (CCU-T, CCUDF-O) at its San Javier oxide copper project, …
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Editorial: A “super major” is born?
The blockbuster, friendly takeover offer by Phelps Dodge (PD-N) for Inco (N-T, N-N) and Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N)…
Brilliant cuts wide high-grade at Lanfranchi nickel
Vancouver – Definition drilling on the Winner orebody at Brilliant Mining’s (BMC-V) Lanfranchi joint venture in Wes…
Rio Tinto to grab 9.9% stake in Northern Dynasty
Vancouver — Rio Tinto (RTP-N) subsidiary Kennecott Canada Exploration is taking a 9.9% equity position in Hunter D…
Bema, Arizona Star regain Cerro Casale
Partners Bema Gold (BGO-T, BGO-X) and Arizona Star Resource (AZS-V, AZS-X) have inked definitive deals to acquire B…
Agnico-Eagle goes international through Finland
It is over an ocean and 6,000 km northeast of LaRonde, Quebec, but with pine-forest covered hills and a pro-mining …
Gryphon Gold gets Borealis production permits
Vancouver – Gryphon Gold (GGN-T, GYPH-O) has received key permits necessary to commence production from oxide gold …
Sydney, Band-Ore revise merger plan
The two-is-better-than-one asset trade between Sydney Resource (SYR-V) and Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T) has been turn…
Phelps adds three-way twist to four-way battle
Phoenix-based copper giant Phelps Dodge (PD-N) has emerged as a white-knight bidder for both Inco (N-T, N-N) and Fa…
Romarco ties up epithermal gold district in Mexico
Vancouver – Two separate agreements with a Mexican vendor have allowed Romarco Minerals (R-V) to acquire an entire…
NovaGold launches hostile bid for Pioneer Metals
In the midst of a squabble over the Grace copper-gold property in B.C., NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has launched a hostile takeover bid for the company pursuing litigation against it — Pioneer Me…
Bus accident kills 28 Buenaventura workers
A bus accident on the road from the Uchucchacua silver mine to the nearby town of Oyon, Peru, took the lives of 28 employees of Companhia de Minas Buenaventura (BVN-N) and injured 17 others….