Former rivals now teammates in chase for Baffinland
In a new twist to the takeover battle for Baffinland Iron Mines (BIM-T), former rivals Nunavut Iron Ore and ArcelorMittal (MT-N) are teaming up in a joint bid.
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Northgate eyes underground potential of Kemess North
After 12 years of profitable operation, Northgate Minerals’ (NGX-T, NXG-X) Kemess South gold-copper mine in north-central British Columbia is shutting down. The large-scale open-pit mine will cease operating in February after ore reserves have…
Golden Dawn looks to bring back the mining light to Greenwood
Golden Dawn Minerals (GOM-V) wants to breath mining life back into Greenwood B.C. for the third time. The small town of some 600 souls in south central B.C. saw its fortunes swell at the turn of the last century and again in the 1950s, both…
Editorial: Gov’t stepping slowly into Voisey’s strike
The first week of 2011 saw the public release of a candid and rather damning report by a Newfoundland & Labrador government-appointed commission on the 17-month strike by 120 members of United Steelworkers Local 9508 at Vale’s Voisey’s Bay…
Rainy River cashes in with $75 million financing
On the back of its flagship 5-million-oz. Rainy River project in northwestern Ontario, Rainy River Resources (RR-V) has closed a $75-million bought deal financing just as gold is starting to lose a little of its lustre. The private placement,…
Taseko shrugs (January 11, 2011)
Taseko Mines’ (TKO-T, TGB-X) may have been knocked down by the Federal government’s ruling against its Prosperity mine, but that doesn’t mean the company has been knocked-out.
Venture dips in first week of 2011
Vancouver – The shortened first week of trading in the New Year saw the S&P TSX Venture Exchange experience a slight hangover after the holiday rally, down 62.46 points between January 4 and 7 to end the period at 2225.39 points.
TSX pulls back as gold falls over Jan. 4-7 trading period
The resource-heavy TSX closed out its first week of the New Year for a loss as commodity prices pulled back from record territory on generally positive U.S. economic news that sent gold into a tailspin. However, by the end of the week, stocks…
Coalspur develops Vista project in Alberta
Four months after he was hired as managing director and chief executive of Coalspur Mines (cpt-t, cpl-a) Gene Wusaty was still working out of his home and a local coffee shop in Calgary and putting business expenses on his personal credit card.
NSGold to revive Nova Scotia gold camp
Newly listed NSGold (nsx-v) is determined to make a name for itself in the historic gold camps of Nova Scotia.The junior recently wrapped up a $750,000-exploration drilling campaign on the Mooseland gold project, 110 km by paved highway…
Ogden looks golden to Metals Creek
More significant results from the drill at the Ogden gold project in Timmins, Ont., had Metals Creek Resources (mek-v) climbing higher. The results came out of the company’s ongoing 2,500-metre drill program and included a highlight intercept…
Shear rolls back shares, changes name
At the opening bell on Dec. 30, 2010, Shear Minerals began trading on a consolidated basis under the new name of Shear Diamonds (srm-v).At the company’s recent annual meeting, shareholders and the board of directors approved a 10-to-1 rollback…