European Minerals to merge with Lero Gold
In a stock transaction valued at about C$60 million, cash-poor European Minerals (EPM-T, EUM-L) is acquiring Lero G…
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Murgor boasts 25.6 grams gold over 7 metres
Strong gold grades drove Murgor Resources (MGR-V) shares 48% higher today after the company released results from i…
Griffin Mining to take over Yukon Zinc
Vancouver – A Barbados-based company is taking over Yukon Zinc (YZC-V) to get its hands on the silver-rich polymeta…
Thompson Creek weighs risk and reward at Davidson (April 21, 2008)
Vancouver — Risk-averse major mining companies didn’t rush to revive molybdenum properties as prices began to clim…
Eldorado moves on Frontier Pacific
Vancouver – Frontier Pacific (FRP-V) is fighting an unsolicited takeover offer from Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) in a batt…
First Quantum hopes to acquire Scandinavian Minerals
First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) plans to pick up Scandinavian Minerals (SGL-T) and its giant nickel deposit in…
Ivanhoe sells Jinshan stake
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-n) is selling its controlling 42% stake in Jinshan Gold Mines (JIN-T, JINFF-o) to a Chinese gold-mining conglomerate, giving Jinshan powerful new owners with deep pockets and…
Teck Cominco to buy Global Copper
Vancouver — In a deal valued at $425 million, Teck Cominco (TCK. B-T, TCK-n) is buying out Global Copper (GLQ-T, GOCPF-o) to get its hands on the Relincho project — an Andean porphyry-style copper-m…
Perseverance pays for Equinox at Lumwana
SITE VISIT Solwezi, Zambia — At Equinox Minerals’ (EQN-T, EQMIF-o) Lumwana copper project in northwestern Zambia, it’s all about scale and perseverance. “This is an earth-moving operation, more than a…
Canadian Gold Hunter on the prowl in Mexico, BC
VANCOUVER–The Caballo Blanco gold project in Veracruz, Mexico, is returning promising results for Canadian Gold Hunter (CGH-V).
PEOPLE (April 21, 2008)
Gold Fields –Ian Cockerill has resigned as CEO; Nick Holland appointed CEO; Terence Goodlace appointed COO and a director; John Munro has resigned as VP of corporate development; Jimmy Dowsley appoin…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE APRIL 8-14
While the TSX Composite Index fell slightly over the Apr. 8-14 trading period, stronger commodity prices had it moving in the right direction. The large number of resourcerelated companies listed on t…