Stepout holes expand Tootoo
New drilling by Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T) on the Tootoo prospect in the Raglan nickel camp of far northern Quebec …
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Canico rejects Brazilian bid
The board of directors of Canico Resource (CNI-T) has unanimously recommended that its shareholders reject an unsol…
Inco-Falco deal to create a colossus
“Why don’t Inco (N-T, N-N) and Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) merge?”It’s a question that’s crossed the mind of…
LionOre loosens the belt
Armed with a new US$116 million credit facility, Lionore Mining International (LIM-T, LIM-A) has launched an aggres…
FNX Dynatec do Sudbury swap
FNX Mining (FNX-T) will buy Dynatec’s (DY-T) 25% stake in the Sudbury joint venture and 50% interest in Aurora Plat…
FNX, Dynatec discuss Sudbury swap
FNX Mining (FNX-T) says it is in talks aimed at buying Dynatec’s (DY-T) 25% stake in the Sudbury joint venture and …
Quaterra options MacArthur copper project
Vancouver A recently executed agreement with a private company gives Quaterra Resources (QTA-V) rights to acquire…
Seymour eyes revived Lynn Lake
Seymour Exploration (SEZ-V) plans to begin an economic scoping study now that it has nailed down a National Instrum…
Voisey’s Bay yields first nickel concentrate (September 19, 2005)
Inco (N-T) has taken its first big step toward boosting nickel production by 35% by 2009, with the first pour of ni…
CVRD bids for Canico (September 15, 2005)
Diversified Brazilian miner Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) has made a takeover offer for nickel developer Canic…
Ursa modifying Shakespeare feasibility, but some shareholders demur
Toronto-based junior Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-T) faces a fight over the future of its Shakespeare nickel-copper pro…
Canico proves up Onca-Puma in Brazil
Vancouver — Going from successful gold explorers to a nickel producer may seem like a daunting task, but the management team behind Canico Resources (CNI-V) plans on doing just that by advancing one …