Volume 97 Number 32 Sep 26 - Oct 2, 2011

The head frame and hoist room at Iamgold's Niobec niobium mine in Quebec, 200 km north of Quebec City. Photo by Iamgold

Niobec stake could be cash cow for Iamgold

Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) made it clear back in June that it was looking to monetize 10% to 20% of its Niobec niobium mine in the near term, but the recent sale of a 15% stake in a Brazilian niobium producer to a Chinese consortium has set tongues…


Takeover bid for Hathor becomes heated

Cameco’s (CCO-T, CCJ-N) hostile takeover bid for Hathor Exploration (HAT-T) turned uglier when the uranium producer slammed the credibility of the junior’s preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Roughrider deposit in northern…


Gold miners keep the faith at Denver Gold Forum

Ten years ago, when gold’s bull run was just beginning, the sessions at the Denver Gold Forum were “a lot like going to church,” Franco-Nevada (FNV-T) president and CEO David Harquail said at a presentation at this year’s show.


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