Areva takes gold assets public
French nuclear fuel company Areva (ARVCF-O) has agreed to a reverse-takeover of Venture-listed La Mancha Resources (LMA-V, LACHF-O) that will move its gold assets into a Canadian-listed public company…
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Matters of General Interest Op-Ed:Inco to further cut Sudbury emissions
Inco (N-T, N-N) will build a $115-million facility using fluid bed roaster (FBR) off-gas scrubbing technology to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions by 34% at its operations in Sudbury, Ont….
TSX Venture Exchange June 20-26
Following its recent precipitous decline, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index showed signs of buoyancy with a gain of 71.6 points, closing the June 20-26 trading session at 2.574.2. Average daily…
Toronto Stock Exchange June 20-26
Merger and acquisition activity, along with buoyant resources, helped the Toronto Stock Exchange out of its recent slide during the June 20-26 report period. The benchmark index clawed back 364.62 poi…
A ‘super major’ is born?
The blockbuster, friendly takeover offer by Phelps Dodge for Inco and Falconbridge looks like it has a good chance of succeeding, and if it does, it’ll profoundly shake up mining in Canada, producing…
New resource for Monument Bay
Rolling Rock Resources (RLL-V) has tabled a revised resource estimate for the Monument Bay project in northern Manitoba, based on drilling by previous operators….
Long intersections at Canadian Malartic
Drilling by Osisko Exploration (OSK-V, OSXLF-O) at the Canadian Malartic property on the southern boundary of Malartic, Que., continues to confirm long low-grade gold intersections….
Rio Narcea inks deal to finance Tasiast
Vancouver – With the El Valle and Carles gold mines in northern Spain scheduled for closure by year-end, Rio Narce…
Oxus seeks Jerooy arbitration
London-listed gold developer Oxus Resources (OXS-L) has resorted to arbitration under bi-national investment agreem…
BHP to go ahead with Koala (June 30, 2006)
Fresh from the start-up of underground mining at the Panda kimberlite on its Ekati diamond property in the Northwes…
Northgate hits roadblock in bid for Aurizon
Vancouver – The Supreme Court of British Columbia has granted a permanent injunction prohibiting Northgate Mineral…
Vedron holes cut long intervals at Buffalo Ankerite
Junior explorer Vedron Gold (VG-V) has encountered some long low-grade mineralized intersections in its drill progr…