Mongolia drops tax bombshell
Vancouver — From left field, and late on a Friday night, Mongolia’s parliament shocked Western mineral explorers by passing a windfall profit tax, which calls for a 68% levy on copper and gold operat…
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Nuinsco financing for Campbell (May 22, 2006)
A $15.5-million deal to take Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) out of creditor protection has been agreed to by Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T, NUIRF-O) and investment house Sprott Securities….
Inco throws Falco a fin (May 22, 2006)
Inco (N-T, N-N) has boosted the cash portion of its friendly cash-and-scrip offer for Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) by $5 per share, or around $1.9 billion. In all, the bid now totals just more than…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (May 22, 2006)
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| S&P/TSX-Ven Comp | 3029.49 | 3225.86 | 329…
Lending Rates (May 22, 2006)
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