Xstrata gets court nod (June 16, 2003)
The Supreme Court of Queensland has approved London-listed Xstrata’s A$4.9-billion cash-and-debt takeover of Aussie…
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Stillwater shareholders say “da” to Norilsk
Shareholders of Stillwater Mining (SWC-N) have given the green light to Norilsk Nickel’s cash-and-metal offer for 5…
Tirisano surrenders rare stone
Partners Etruscan Resources (EET-T) and partner Mountain Lake Resources (MOA-V) have recovered a potentially rare 1…
Cumberland expands Meadowbank (June 16, 2003)
Vancouver — Results from last year’s drilling have enhanced the economic prospects of the Meadowbank gold project, 70 km north of Baker Lake in Nunavut.Owner Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) now estimate…
More work, less talk needed in BC
The commentary in the May 26-June 1 issue of The Northern Miner features a PricewaterhouseCoopers report. I quote the following parargraph:”‘Although 2002 has generally been a positive year for the Br…
Drill turns at Alto Rico (June 16, 2003)
Vancouver — Tenke Mining (TNK-T) has launched a 1,300-metre drill program over the promising Alto Rico gold project in Argentina’s Patagonia region.The 7-hole program will test a 2-by-3-km coincident…
Gold adds lustre to dull market
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange edged forward as investors picked up selective junior stocks over the week ended June 10. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index added 7.98 points, or 0.73%…
Lumina banks on higher copper prices
Vancouver — A few years back, when the price of bullion was touching US$260 per oz., several junior explorers began acquiring gold projects in the belief that prices would soon improve. They did, and…
Luismin powers Wheaton to record Q1
Benefiting from higher gold prices, Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) saw its first-quarter earnings soar to US$4.1 million.The earnings totalled 2 per share, compared a year-earlier profit of just US$2…
Strike could affect nickel price
The contract of hourly paid workers at two Inco installations in Ontario is about to expire, and concerns are growing that a strike could send already-high nickel prices through the roof.Members of th…
Monroe expands capacity at London (June 16, 2003)
Intent on achieving a processing rate of 44,000 tonnes of alluvial gravel per month by year-end, Calgary-based Monroe Minerals (MMX-V) is adding a third pan plant at its London diamond project in Sout…
MIM shareholders give Xstrata offer the nod
Shareholders of Australian-based M.I.M. Holdings have approved a A$4.9-billion cash-and-debt takeover offer by Anglo-Swiss rival Xstrata.The world’s fourth-largest coal exporter received the support o…