Sojitz makes Primary a takeover target
Vancouver — The board of tungsten producer Primary Metals (PMI-V, PMIZF-O) has thrown its support behind an all-cash takeover bid of $3.65 per share by Japanese multinational, Sojitz.
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Brett hits long gold at Hammond Reef (August 20, 2007)
Vancouver — Brett Resources (BBR-V, BBRRF-O) is pulling long gold intersections at its Hammond Reef project, in southwestern Ontario, 170 km west of Thunder Bay.
Update: Death toll hits 510 in Peru earthquake
As rescuers frantically continue to pull victims out of the rubble after a devastating earthquake struck Peru on We…
Agnico-Eagle Mines moves ahead with plan to build gold mine at its Pinos Altos property in Mexico
Sean Boyd, vice chairman and chief executive of Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) is feeling pretty chuffed …
Barrick ups stake in PNG mine
Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has bought Emperor Mines(EMP-A) 20% stake in the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea for US…
Redcorp, New Gold rattled by credit market disruptions (August 16, 2007)
Vancouver – News from Redcorp Ventures (RDV-T, RDFVF-O) stating a portion of its $240 million in cash investments w…
Earnings: Blue Note, Caledonia, Candente, Malaga, Polaris, Royal Gold, Sterling, Wesdome
Earnings Summary from CNW Group. All figures in thousands except per-share figur…
Continental gets positive feasibility for Xietongmen (August 15, 2007)
Vancouver – Continental Minerals (KMK-V, KMKCF-O) now holds a positive feasibility study for its Xietongmen copper-…
Demand for iron ore ramps up expansion
Strong market demand, addressing operating bottlenecks and improving winter performance were the key drivers behind…
Century wins latest court decision in Shahuindo battle (August 15, 2007)
There was little surprise for Sulliden Exploration (SUE-T) today when a Lima court ruled in favour of Algamarca, a …
Linear seeking moly at KM61
Resampling of cores at the KM61 copper-molybdenum prospect east of Armstrong, Ont., has shown there is a previously…
Australian Solomons’ drive to bring back Gold Ridge
Tsunamis and civil wars represent the darker side of building a mine in a tropical paradise like the Solomon Island…