Editorial: Go west, even to BC now
The bumbling reign of the socialist New Democratic Party in British Columbia during the 1990s did such deep damage to the mining sector in the province that it’s still not fully recovered, even five y…
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Blue Pearl eyes Davidson connector (May 01, 2006)
Underground drilling on the Lower zone at the Davidson molybdenum project, 10 km west of Smithers, B.C., continues to return encouraging results for Blue Pearl Mining (BLE-T, BLEFF-O)….
Ekati mine unfazed by strike
Three weeks into its first-ever strike, BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) 7-year-old Ekati diamond mine, about 300 km northeas…
New Cantech tables Lucky Ship moly resource (April 28, 2006)
Vancouver – A mineral resource estimate is now in hand for New Cantech Ventures’ (NCV-V, NCTVF-O) Lucky Ship molybd…
Partners target lonore South anomaly (April 27, 2006)
Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), Eastmain Resources (ER-TO – News), and Azimut Exploration (AZM-V, AZMTF-O) have signed a lett…
Falconbridge soars on buoyant metals
Higher metal prices helped Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) more than double its earnings during the first three mont…
Nuinsco financing for Campbell (April 25, 2006)
A $15.5-million deal to take Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) out of creditor protection has been agreed to by N…
Cumberland tumbles on Meadowbank warning
Shares in Cumberland Resources (CLG-T, CLG-X) were of nearly 10% at $4.27 in late-afternoon trading in Toronto on A…
Atlas Cromwell to buy Mount Milligan and other assets from Goldcorp
Vancouver – Atlas Cromwell (ACR.H-V) has agreed to buy interests in five mineral projects formerly held by Placer …
Warm weather dampens Gahcho Ku
Unseasonably warm weather in the Northwest Territories has claimed another diamond victim, with De Beers Canada hal…
Western Canadian Coal gets cozy with NEMI
If the proposed merger between Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WTN-L) and NEMI Northern Energy & Mining (NNE.A-T, NNEMF-O) goes through as planned, the combined company will parlay northeastern Brit…
NovaGold bids for power
Vancouver — Development aspirations for its large Galore Creek copper-gold project, in northwestern British Columbia, have prompted NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) to launch a takeover bid for area h…