Canadian Royalties Surrenders
The dream of building a nickel-copper- platinum group metals mine in Northern Quebec is over for Glenn Mullan, Canadian Royalties’ (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O) chairman, CEO and major shareholder, who’s been work…
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For Terrane And Goldcorp, It’s Crunch Time At Mt. Milligan
VANCOUVER — The question on many analysts’ minds during a Terrane Metals (TRX-V, TRXOF-O) conference call addressing a revamped feasibility study of the company’s Mt. Milligan copper-gold project in …
Antioquia Gold Has High Hopes For Cisneros And Colombia
SITE VISIT: MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA — Dorian Amaya and Antioquia Gold (AGD-V, ANTZF-O) have something in common. They both long for the gold in the rich veins that run through the steep green hills of Colombia’s Antioquia state.Amaya, like his…
Pan American Makes Friendly Move On Aquiline
Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) is looking to acquire Aquiline Resources (AQI-T, AQLNF-O) and its large Navidad silver project via a friendly all-share takeover.
Xstrata Kills Bid For Anglo American
Four months after launching an informal bid for the venerable miner Anglo American (AAL-L, AAUKY-Q), diversified mining giant Xstrata (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) announced in mid- October that it has no intentio…
Winter Closure At Diavik Cancelled
Improving market conditions and rising diamond prices mean that a planned six-week winter shutdown of the Diavik mine, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, has been called off.
Livengood Resource Hits 12M Oz For Tower Hill
VANCOUVER– Three years ago International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-V, THM-X) started its first drill program at the Livengood project, a modest 2,500-metre program designed to follow up on interesting go…
Queen’s University Plans Next Mining Course For Oct. 25-26
Ryan Matthiesen, a senior associate at Macquarie Capital Advisors in Toronto, had worked on the finance side of the mining sector for more than five years.
Teck Supplies Metal For Olympic Medals
VANCOUVER — The medals that will be awarded at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver are some of the heaviest in the history of the Games and all the metal used in making the big, beauti…
Mergers Friendly And Hostile
Resurgent commodity prices usually translate into a perked-up pace of M&A and other corporate wheeling and dealing in the junior sphere, and the 41st trading week of the year was no different.
Fasken Martineau Heads To Paris
Quebec-based international business law and litigation heavy-hitters, Fasken Martineau, has announced plans to merge with Parisian counterparts Gravel, Leclerc & Partners.
People (October 26, 2009)
Advanced Explorations — Jim Excell appointed a director.