Nunavut’s Pelly Bay area shows diamond potential
A new kimberlite camp is emerging in the Canadian Arctic as Indicator Minerals (IME-V) has discovered several large, pipe-like kimberlite bodies during a summer drilling campaign on the Darby project…
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Management at Escondida digs in
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L), the largest stake holder in Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine, has broken off…
Teck Cominco looks at bigger Australian footprint (August 10, 2006)
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — There were a lot of people who thought Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) chief executi…
Editorial: Aussie PM warming to nuke power (August 09, 2006)
There’s nothing quite like the whiff of big money to make people abandon their longest-held principles.This tim…
Quadra tables bid for Equatorial
Vancouver — Upstart copper producer Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O) has launched a takeover offer for Australian-based Equatorial Mining (EQM-A)….
Falconbridge sticks with Inco
Canada’s long-running takeover soap opera seems to be finally drawing to an end, and it looks like the Swiss-born interloper will succeed in spoiling the nuptials with shares in Falconbridge (FAL-T, F…
Union steps up pressure at Escondida
Workers at Escondida are increasing their efforts to slow production at the world’s largest copper mine. If produ…
Teck extends as Falconbridge flies
With less than 1% of Inco’s (N-T, N-N) shares tendered, Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has extended its bid for the …
Inco drops poison pill plan
With the writing on the wall, Inco (N-T, N-N) has agreed to drop its shareholders’ rights plan effective at the end…
Quadra tables bid for copper producer Equatorial
Vancouver – Upstart copper producer Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O) has launched a takeover offer for Australian-bas…
(UPDATE) Xstrata ups its bid, Phelps-Inco stand pat
The marathon bidding war for Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N) appears to be nearing the tape, with Inco (N-T, N-N) and P…
BHP Billiton, Norilsk line up
Russian nickel producer Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNOD-L) has concluded a strategic alliance with another of the Big Three, this time signing a deal with BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L)….