Inca Pacific takes $35-million buyout to end ownership dispute
Vancouver – A protracted ownership battle looks to be closing with Inca Pacific Resources (IPR-V) agreeing to a roughly $35-million buyout by Peruvian-listed Minera Milpo.
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A new zone at Seabee doesn’t disappoint Claude
Just three months after discovering the L62 zone at its Seabee gold mine in northern Saskatchewan, Claude Resources (CRJ-T, CGR-X) has outlined a strike length for the zone of 75 metres, a dip length of 300 metres and has decided to add another…
Barrick finds two new gold zones in Nevada
As Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) continues to step up its exploration efforts at Cortez, Turquoise Ridge and Ruby Hill projects in Nevada, it has uncovered two new gold discoveries.
Roxgold and Riverstone hit high grade in Burkina
High grade intercepts at Roxgold (ROG-V) and Riverstone Resources (RVS-V) Yaramoko gold concession in western Burkina Faso attracted a lot of attention but did little to raise the company’s fortunes on the market. The companies released…
Strong drill results from Queenston
Queenston Mining (QMI-T) has completed 9 new drill holes at its wholly owned Upper Beaver gold-copper deposit in Kirkland Lake, Ont.
Venture climbs in August 29 to Sept. 2 period
Vancouver – The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 58 points in the August 29 to September 2 period on four days of gains to end at 1,810.36 points. Volume perked up somewhat from the week prior with an average of 71 million shares…
Short Position Report
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at Aug 31/11 (with changes from Aug…
Niobec stake could be cash cow for Iamgold
Iamgold Corp. (IMG-T, IAG-N) made it clear back in June that it was looking to monetize 10%-20% of its Niobec niobium mine in the near term, but the sale last week of a 15% stake in a Brazilian niobium producer to a Chinese consortium has set…
U.S. equities down during Aug. 29-Sept. 2 trading week
U.S. equities didn’t have a great week. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 44.28 points or 0.39% to finish the Aug. 29-Sept. 2 trading week at 11,240.26, while the S&P 500 index lost 2.83 points or 0.24% to close at 1,173.97. The…
Ocampo, meet Young-Davidson
AuRico Gold (AUQ-T, AUQ-N) wants to become an intermediate gold producer, and it has tabled a rich, all-share offer for Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) to help it get there.
Cameco bids for Hathor
Hathor Exploration’s (HAT-T) shares have vaulted in response to Cameco’s (CCO-T, CCJ-N) launching of a hostile, $520-million cash bid for the junior, and initiating what may become a bidding war for its world-class, high-grade…
Silver Standard advances projects across the Americas
With one of the largest silver resources around, Silver Standard (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) has positioned itself well to benefit from rising silver prices, but it still faces the challenge of getting those resources out of the ground.