The First Nickel breakup; split leaves Anderson in, Kirkwood out
A month after hostilities broke out, the dust has finally settled in the boardroom of Sudbury, Ont.-focused junior …
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Arizona Star and Bema see heap-leach benefits at Cerro Casale
Vancouver – A recent project appraisal has partners Arizona Star Resource (AZS-V, AZS-X) and Bema Gold (BGO-T, BGO…
Teck extends as Falconbridge flies
With less than 1% of Inco’s (N-T, N-N) shares tendered, Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has extended its bid for the …
Stornoway bidding for Contact, Ashton
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) is offering to take over two other diamond explorers to create a $200-million company, an…
Redcorp drill results help revive Big Bull
Redcorp Ventures (RDV-T) saw its shares climbed nearly 7% after results from three holes at its Tulsequah project i…
Barrick bid for NovaGold woos Grace from Pioneer
Vancouver – The strategic rationale behind Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) all-cash bids for NovaGold Resources (NG-…
Jericho — Canada’s newest diamond producer
During the first quarter of 2006, Tahera Diamond (TAH-T) completed construction of its wholly owned Jericho diamond mine in Nunavut and began producing rough diamonds….
Two-way coal merger derailed in favour of three-way deal
Vancouver — The proposed merger between Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WXJXF-O, WTN-L) and NEMI Northern Energy & Mining (NNE-T, NNEMF-O) has been derailed, with NEMI opting instead to join a thre…
Editorial: A win for good sense (July 24, 2006)
Lies are sufficient to breed opinion — Francis Bacon, Essays Civil and Moral…
People (July 24, 2006)
Absolut Res. — Judy Baker and Scott Jobin-Bevans appointed directors; Patrick Anderson resigned as director; Rick Cleath resigned as VP of exploration; Paco Solano appointed general…
Balancing water resources
Water management is a significant issue for mining companies — and this goes beyond finding enough water for operations and the disposal of wastewater….
Obituary: Albert Decker
Albert Decker, Ontario’s oldest prospector and one of Canadian mining’s most colourful characters, has died. He was only days away from turning 93….