CVRD joins Inco bidding war
The takeover battle for Inco (N-T, N-N) is heating up, with Brazil’s Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) (RIO-N) emer…
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Blackstone cuts wide nickel intercept in southern Norway
Vancouver – Drilling by Blackstone Ventures (BLV-V, BLVKF-O) and joint venture partner Sulfidmalm, a wholly owned s…
Teck Cominco looks at bigger Australian footprint (August 10, 2006)
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — There were a lot of people who thought Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) chief executi…
Universal intersects uranium at Lisbon Valley
Universal Uranium (UUL-V) has intersected uranium in nine of the 12 holes drilled at its Lisbon Valley property in …
Taseko boosts operating profits at Gibraltar
Vancouver Robust metal prices helped Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) boost its operating profit to $18.3 million in t…
Coastport-Cornerstone tap new zone of high-grade copper at La Plata
Vancouver – In wrapping up its Phase 1 drill program, joint venture partners Cornerstone Capital Resources (CGP-V, …
Gammon Lake marching towards becoming a mid-tier
The finalizing of an acquisition and the commissioning of an underground mine pushed Gammon Lake Resources (GAM-T, …
Corriente to spin-off Ecuador gold assets
Vancouver – Based on a recent review of its property holdings in Ecuador, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T, ETQ-X) is dr…
Falconbridge concedes
The end of a yearlong quest is finally in plain sight for Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L), with Falconbridge’s (FAL-T, FAL…
Record Q2 earnings for First Quantum (August 08, 2006)
Vancouver — A continued robust copper market propelled First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L, FQVLF-O) to record 200…
Commitee Bay hits more gold at West Plains
Vancouver – The first six holes drilled in the West Plains area of the Committee Bay project have returned high-gr…
LionOre proves up orebody in Botswana
LionOre Mining (LIM-T, LIM-A, LOR-L) has confirmed a NI 43-101 compliant indicated resource for the Selkirk deposit…