Falconbridge refills poison pill prescription (March 22, 2006)
With its planned nuptials with Inco (N-T, N-N) potentially delayed until late summer, Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N…
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ZCCM invests US$30 million in Equinox
State-owned Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines’ 86.6%-owned subsidiary ZCCM Investments Holdings has agreed to subscr…
Sacre-Coeur cuts wide gold zone in Guyana
Vancouver – Drilling by Sacre-Coeur Minerals (SCM-V) on its Million Mountain property, in west-central Guyana, has …
Peru Copper inks deal to add ground near Toromocho
VANCOUVER A definitive agreement with a privately held Peruvian company gives Peru Copper (PCR-T, CUP-X)) rights …
HMZ slides on Chinese kerfuffle
Shares in junior base metal producer HMZ Metals (HMZ-T) were off 6.5, or more than 36%, at 11.5 in late-afternoon…
Williams Creek and New Gold test Afton target
VANCOUVER – A joint drilling program by Williams Creek Explorations (WCX-V) and New Gold (NGD-T) will test a geoph…
Mosquito cores range of metals in Pine Tree drilling
Vancouver – Drilling by Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines (MSQ-V, MQCMF-O) on its Pine Tree project, in central Neva…
First Quantum sweetens Adastra bid (March 20, 2006)
It took more than two months of steadfast protestations of opportunism and inadequacy by Adastra Minerals (AAA-T, A…
Risk assessment gets revamped
Miners and lenders have a long-standing, and for the most part, mutually beneficial relationship. But according…
Sherwood pulls more high-grade core from Minto
Vancouver An infill drilling campaign aimed at obtaining “modern” gold assay data from the Minto deposit is also …
Harmony grabs piece of South Deep
Perennial shopper Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N) has taken a 29.2% stake in fellow South African miner Western Areas (WARSF-O, WARA-J), co-owner of the South Deep underg…
Chariot cuts high-grade copper at Mina Justa (March 20, 2006)
Vancouver — Initial feasibility drilling by Chariot Resources (CHD-T, CHDSF-O) on the Mina Justa deposit at its Marcona copper project, in the coastal region of southwestern Peru, ha…