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News January 30, 2006

Adastra leaps on First Quantum bid

Looking to capitalize on its experience and skill in operating in Central Africa, First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) has unveiled a hostile, all-share takeover bid for London-base…

Newmont Mining president Pierre Lassonde with Georgette Zinaty, director of advancement and research in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto, during the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. Lassonde was up to his usual quips as master of ceremonies.

News January 30, 2006

Schulich and others join Canadian Mining Hall of Fame

Six new inductees entered the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel on Jan. 19, a night that gave the industry a window on its recent history….

News January 30, 2006

Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (January 30, 2006)

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News January 30, 2006

T.N.M.’s FAQs

The high attendance and ebullient mood at the recent Cambridge House investment conference in Vancouver, took a lot of exhibitors, including this newspaper, by surprise….

Canada's next Prime Minister, Stephen Harper

News January 30, 2006

Harper gov’t inspires cautious optimism

Like the rest of the country, Canada’s mining sector is cautiously optimistic about Stephen Harper’s new Conservative minority government….

News January 30, 2006

Typhoon cuts more high-grade at Fayolle (January 30, 2006)

Results of drilling at the Fayolle gold property, 35 km northeast of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., continue to provide positive news for Typhoon Exploration (TOO-V)….

News January 30, 2006

Barrick reaches summit

Barrick Gold‘s (ABX-T, ABX-N) quest to become the world’s biggest gold miner is all but complete with the acquisition of an 81% stake in rival Placer Dome (PDG-T,…

News January 30, 2006

Scion strikes back (January 30, 2006)

Chalk one up for Scion Capital….

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People (January 30, 2006)

Titanium Corp. — Malcolm Macpherson appointed director; John Zaozirny resigned as director….

News January 30, 2006

Gold price headed down, then up: GFMS

While influential London-based gold research company GFMS Limited is forecasting a falling gold price for the first half of 2006, investors who take heed of the warning might not want to abandon the y…

News January 30, 2006

Shakespeare feasibility works at 4,500 tonnes per day (January 30, 2006)

A feasibility study for Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V, UMJMF-O) gives a thumbs-up to a 4,500-tonne-per-day open-pit mine and mill operation on the Shakespeare nickel-copper property so…

News January 30, 2006

Ascendant’s opponents drop OECD complaint

Groups opposed to Ascendant Copper‘s (ACX-T) Junin project in Ecuador have withdrawn a complaint with the Canadian government alleging that Ascendant breached Ecuadorian law, engage…