Royal Gold Bids For BMGX
Royal Gold (RGL-T, RGLD-Q) has made a friendly takeover bid for small royalty and exploration company Battle Mountain Gold Exploration (BMGX-O).
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Freeport, Phelps Deal Wins Vote
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) and Phelps Dodge (PD-N) have completed their merger after shareholders voted in favour of the proposed combination of the two companies.
Platmin Drill Holes Validating Resource
Detailed drilling on targets in the Bushveld igneous complex by Platmin (PPN-T, PPN-L) has confirmed earlier drilling that intersected high-grade platinum group mineralization at the M’Phatlele proper…
Editorial: Nickel Zooms to All-Time High
The trading week ended March 16, the eleventh of the year, was highlighted by record nickel prices, which have jumped six-fold in the past five years in response to nagging supply constraints and surg…
Facts ‘N’ Figures: Hordes Hoarding Gold
Investors added 43.5 million oz. gold to their collective holdings in 2006, down slightly from 46.7 million oz. in 2005, but still far above pre-2001 levels. Investors are projected to add another 39….
New Horizons: Costly Hot Air
Special to the Northern Miner
Suppliers News (March 26, 2007)
Fasken Martineau Continues Expansion
Breakwater Bullish on Zinc Market
With a global shortage in zinc production, this summer is an ideal time for Breakwater Resources’ (BWR-T, BWLRF-O) Langlois mine, 213 km north of Val d’Or, Que., to restart commercial production.
OP-ED: PDAC president Dillon moving to Vancouver
The Dillons are packing up and heading west.
People (March 26, 2007)
Abacus Mining and Exploration — Thomas McKeever appointed director.
NA Tungsten Reviews Larger Mactung Resource
Vancouver — North American Tungsten (NTC-V, NATUF-O) has put forward an updated resource estimate for its Mactung project located near MacMillan Pass on the Yukon-Northwest Territories border.
Silver Coin Resource Bigger, Better
Vancouver — An updated resource estimate at the Silver Coin property near Stewart, B.C., has significantly boosted contained gold and upgraded the classification of resources for project partners Pin…