IUC eyes Cameco’s Park Creek (March 27, 2006)
A recently inked letter of intent paves the way for International Uranium (IUC-T, IUCPF-O) to pick up a 75% stake in uranium giant Cameco’s (CCO-T, CCJ-N) 78-sq.-km Park Creek uranium exploration proj…
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X-Cal sees new potential at Sleeper
Vancouver — If ever a mineral project matched its name, it’s the Sleeper gold property that X-Cal Resources (XCL-T, XCASF-O) has been evaluating and exploring for much of the past decade. A major dis…
Hathor makes offer for Roughrider Uranium (March 27, 2006)
Vancouver — In a move to become one of the larger landholders in the Athabasca basin, Hathor Exploration (HAT-V, HTHXF-O) is pitching to acquire all the shares of private company Roughrider Uranium….
Canadian Royalties signs with Jinchuan
Details are sketchy, but Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese metal producer Jinchuan Group under which Jinchuan will finance exploration and devel…
Silver lining exaggerated
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An opportunity, not a threat
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Ground claimed in Niger
Two Toronto-based juniors have signed deals with the government of Niger for exploration permits in that country’s uranium belt….
Falconbridge to absorb Novicourt
Facing consolidation itself, Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) plans to snap up the shares in exploration partner Novicourt (NOV-T, NOVFF-O) it does not already own….
La Patria returns more gold and silver
Vancouver — La Patria drilling continues to deliver good gold and silver values for Palmarejo Silver and Gold (PJO-V, PJOFF-O) on its 121-sq.-km Palmarejo-Trogan project in Chihuahua state, Mexico….
Resource boost at Galeno
Vancouver — A new resource estimate has been delivered to Northern Peru Copper (NOC-T, NPUCF-O), increasing the size of its Galeno copper-gold-molybdenum deposit, about 600 km north of Lima, Peru….
LME Warehouse Levels (March 27, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 20, 2006 (change from March 13 in brackets):…
Risk Assessment changing with the times
Cape Town, South Africa — Miners and lenders have a long-standing and, for the most part, mutually beneficial relationship. But according to lawyer Nabil Khodadad, a partner at New York City-based Ch…