TSX goes global with gold index (December 18, 2006)
To suit its beefed-up list that now includes non-Canadian gold companies, the Standard & Poor/Toronto Stock Exchang…
Canada
Summer work at Churchill turns up diamondiferous dyke system
The source of some highly compelling G10 indicator mineral chemistry that had eluded Shear Minerals (SRM-V, SRMUF-O) and Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T, SWYDF-O) has finally been located with the discovery …
Denison, IUC deal done
The new Denison Mines (DML-T) is open for business, following court approval of a merger between Denison Mines and International Uranium.
Noront hits bonanza grades at Windfall (December 18, 2006)
Vancouver — Recent drilling at the well-tested Windfall gold project in Urban Township, Que., has yielded a pleasant surprise for Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O).
Darby disappoints
New kimberlites discovered by Indicator Minerals (IME-V, IMEEF-O) in the Pelly Bay area of Nunavut show few microdiamonds.
Osisko outlines 6.5M oz at Malartic
An initial inferred resource for the Canadian Malartic gold deposit in northwestern Quebec shows a resource of around 6.5 million oz.
Denison eyeing further expansion with OmegaCorp bid
Vancouver — Denison Mines (DML-T, DNMIF-O), a company with deep roots in the Canadian uranium mining sector, is set to take on an entirely new profile after launching a $154-million offer for Austral…
Silver Wheaton takes a piece of Sabina
Vancouver – Aspiring Nunavut silver-zinc producer Sabina Silver (SBB-V, SBBFF-O) has secured a new major shareholde…
Xstrata Nickel plans to double production by 2012
Staying alive in today’s nickel business requires big bucks from mining companies, but now that Xstrata Nickel, the…
Astral trenches high-grade gold at Jumping Josephine
Vancouver – Wide, high-grade gold values from a second phase trenching program on the Jumping Josephine (JJ) projec…
Taseko eyes $800 million mine in B.C.
Vancouver – Eyeing growth in British Columbia, Taseko Mine (TKO-T, TGB-X) said it could cost as much as $800 millio…
Tribute pulls high grade zinc at Arrow
Drilling at the Arrow massive-sulphide project in the Confederation Lake area of northwestern Ontario has intersect…