Ecstall rejects takeover bid from Mantle
Vancouver – Ecstall Mining (EAM-V, ESMGF-O) is telling shareholders to reject a takeover bid by Mantle Resources (M…
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Nuinsco nickel spinout ready for vote
Management of Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T, NUIRF-O) has set a meeting of shareholders for Jan. 26 to consider a spinof…
European Goldfields ups production in Greece
European Goldfields (EGU-T) is both ramping up production and adding years to the life of its Stratoni silver-zinc-…
Editorial: The Top Ten (January 08, 2007)
Every so often, a year is eventful enough to live up to its billing. In 2006, we saw some of the promised takeover battles that were supposed to enliven the previous five years; we saw some exciting d…
Silver Wheaton Takes 14% of Sabina
Vancouver — Aspiring Nunavut silver-zinc producer Sabina Silver (SBB-V, SBBFF-O) has secured a major new shareholder with Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-X) stepping up to invest $12.9 million in the comp…
Southwestern Boosts Boka
Vancouver — Over two years after its preliminary assessment on the Boka gold project in Yunnan Province, China, Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) has tabled a revised estimate showing a signifi…
Astral Trenches High-Grade Gold at Jumping Josephine
Vancouver — Wide, high-grade gold values from a second-phase trenching program on the Jumping Josephine (JJ) project in southeastern B.C.’s Rossland-Republic trend gave Astral Mining (AST-V, ASMGF-O)…
Verena Pulls Gold at Volta Grande
Verena Minerals (VML-V) has intersected gold mineralization in a new drill hole at the Grota Seca East zone on its Volta Grande property in Para state, Brazil.
Aldershot’s Quebec Uranium Search Garners Mixed Reviews
Vancouver — Aldershot Resources (ALZ-V, ALZTF-O) says it’s considering holding town hall meetings in southwestern Quebec to respond to allegations that its activities may be infringing on the rights …
Brilliant Sees New Nickel Zone Develop at Lanfranchi
Vancouver — Underground drilling on the newly discovered Deacon zone at Brilliant Mining’s (BMC-V) Lanfranchi mine joint venture in Western Australia’s Kambalda region has cut additional high-grade n…
Cons Gold Win Likes the Look of South Dolly Varden Core
Vancouver — Before even finishing the first drill hole on its South Dolly Varden gold-copper project in Elko Cty., Nev., Consolidated Gold Win Ventures (CGW-V, CGWVF-O) felt compelled to share visual…
LME Warehouse Levels (January 08, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 2, 2007 (change from Dec. 21 in brackets):