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Vancouver — Drilling by Bema Gold (BGO-T) has extended high-grade gold and silver mineralization in several zones at the Kupol project in eastern Russia.

The Thai government has assured Asia Pacific Resources (APQ-T) of priority over most of the land held under its special prospecting licences for the Udon North potash deposit.

The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) says Stillwater Mining‘s (SWC-N) namesake mine is the “most improved” in the Rocky Mountain District.

Montreal-based aluminum giant Alcan (AL-T) plans to close three European facilities as part of a restructuring plan associated with its assimilation of French rival Pechiney, which it acquired in 2003.

After weeks of legal challenges and verbal sniping, shareholders of Gold Fields (GFI-N) have finally had their say, narrowly rejecting their company’s plan to merge its international assets with those of Iamgold

Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has finally found a deal it likes — a friendly merger offer from Goldcorp (G-T) for a 1-for-4 share swap.