Ward award up for grabs
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and the Geological Association of Canada (GAC) are seeking applicants for the 2006 Mary-Claire Ward Geoscience Award….
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Ivanhoe posts strong third-quarter
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) third-quarter results show strong revenue growth and a cut into losses, but varying de…
Placer Dome to shareholders: “Wait.”
With Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) officially submitting its hostile bid for Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) to regulators…
Canico finds new CVRD bid less hostile (November 11, 2005)
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) has upped its offer for nickel developer Canico Resources (CNI-T) and Canico’s b…
Van Eeden picks three (November 10, 2005)
Paul Van Eeden is a noted analyst and newsletter writer who has written extensively on the price of gold. He contri…
Stornoway and BHP ‘nine for nine’ at Aviat
Vancouver Partners Stornoway Diamond (SWY-V) and BHP Billiton Diamonds have recovered a total of 131 diamonds fro…
Royal to bankroll Taranis projects
Fresh from financing High River Gold’s (HRG-T) Taparko gold project in Burkina Faso, gold royalty house Royal Gold …
Asarco strike ends
Reorganizing copper miner Asarco has stuck a tentative deal to end a 4-month strike by some 1,500 unionized workers…
Partners cut encouraging grades at Boulondjonga
Trenching and reverse-circulation (RC) drilling on the Boulondjonga SW prospect 10 km northwest of the Samira Hill …
Crowflight thinks it’s got new tonnage (November 09, 2005)
Drilling this summer and fall on the Bucko nickel deposit, near Wabowden in northern Manitoba, will allow Crowfligh…
Paladin enlarges Langer Heinrich (November 09, 2005)
The planned mine at Paladin Resources’ (PDN-T, PDN-A) Langer Heinrich uranium project in west-central Namibia just …
Nanisivik haunts Breakwater
A US$6.7-million charge related to the final reclamation and closure of the Nanisivik mine on Baffin Island pushed …