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Jaguar to be merchant bank
Vancouver — Jaguar Nickel (JNI-T, JGNKF-O) is shifting its focus from mineral exploration to merchant banking and says it hopes to create value for shareholders by making investments in undervalued c…
Churchill kimberlite find shows significant grades
At the Churchill joint-venture project in eastern Nunavut, mini-bulk samples collected from isolated surface showings of four new kimberlite dyke discoveries show significant diamond grades running in…
Forum applies a century of experience to uranium hunt
Vancouver — Uranium exploration almost died with disco in the 1980s, resulting in a generation of geologists with little experience in this specialized niche. But with uranium a hot commodity once ag…
Getting the Ecuadorians on side
Santiago, Chile — The discovery of large gold- and copper-bearing belts promises to launch mining in Ecuador, a South American country the size of Nevada, but community opposition threatens to block …
Site visit: Sizing up Finland’s Kevitsa
SODANKYLA, FINLAND — It’s a huge, low-grade deposit — but can it be a money-maker? That’s the question facing Scandinavian Minerals (sgl-t) as it works…
De Beers takes to African skies
In leaving no stone unturned in the search for its next diamond mine, De Beers is using a Zeppelin airship to fly a combination of gravity and magnetic geophysical surveys across the Kalahari sands of…
Copper surge creates cash for Aur Resources
Aur Resources’ (AUR-T, AURRF-O) production may have dropped in 2006, but a spike in copper prices allowed the company to more than double its net income to US$293.7 million.
Brilliant hoping to double Australian nickel mine life (March 05, 2007)
Vancouver — Brilliant Mining (BMC-V) says the discovery of a new high-grade nickel zone at the Lanfranchi mine in western Australia has the potential to double the lifespan of the operation to at lea…
Cash-rich Lundin in buying mode
Vancouver — With over US$400 million in cash, Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-X) says it remains in an acquisition mode with an eye on long-life assets that it hopes to add to base metal operations in Swed…
Vietnamese firm buys Tiberon Minerals (March 05, 2007)
Dragon Capital Management’s takeover of Tiberon Minerals (TBR-T, TBMLF-O) has become a reality now that the majority of shareholders have accepted the $3.65-per-share offer.
Ontario nickel projects advance
Nickel projects in northern Ontario seem to be proceeding nicely, defying the predictions of doom vented before the takeovers of Inco and Falconbridge.