Editorial: Teck Cominco’s bid for Inco shakes up industry
Noranda’s friendly takeover of Falconbridge last year had felt inevitable to most of us for years before its announ…
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Xstrata takes Tintaya
Swiss-based miner Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has agreed to buy the Tintaya copper mine in central Peru from Anglo-Aus…
Goldcorp triples Q1 net earnings despite lower production from Red Lake
Vancouver – Robust metal prices and the strong performance of the Alumbrera gold-copper mine allowed Goldcorp (G-T…
Rosebel suffers strike, occupation
Shares in Cambior (CBJ-T, CBJ-X) were off 15, or nearly 4%, at $3.70 in mid-afternoon trading in Toronto on May 12…
Second phase of bulk-sampling yields more diamonds at Star
Vancouver – A second-phase underground bulk-sampling program has been completed at the Star diamond project near P…
Inco throws Falco a fin (May 15, 2006)
Inco (N-T, N-N) has boosted the cash portion of its friendly cash-and-scrip offer for Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N…
Balmat floats first zinc
HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) has produced the first zinc concentrate from the reopened Balmat mine in upstate New York….
Nuinsco examines ’60s-era Minago find with new eyes
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Teck targets Inco, minus Falco
$17.8 billion – Amount of the hostile bid for Inco…
PGM Ventures to reopen Spanish zinc-copper mine (May 15, 2006)
With a full feasibility study completed, new management appointed, most of the financing and permits getting lined up, and copper and zinc prices soaring, the key pieces are now falling into place for…
‘Eskay-type’ target at BQ
Encouraging results from a limited drill program have prompted Endurance Gold (EDG-V) to stake an additional 20 claims totalling more than 80 sq. km surrounding its BQ polymetallic project situated 25…
Goldman Sachs boosts stake in Frontera Copper
Vancouver — Goldman Sachs Group has issued another “early warning” report related to its increased ownership of Frontera Copper (FCC-T, FRCPF-O), an emerging copper producer developing the Piedras Ve…