First Quantum rises on $260-million offer for Zambian explorer Kiwara
Vancouver – Dipping into its US$800-million treasury, First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) is buying Zambian base met…
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Great Western boosted by Hoidas rare earths resource
Vancouver – Rare-earths explorer Great Western Minerals (GWG-V, GWMFG-O) more than doubled tonnage of mea…
Goldcorp Bids $238M For Canplats (November 23, 2009)
VANCOUVER — In just two years, Canplats Resources (CPQ-V, CPQRF-O) has followed red-stained road fill from a Mexican back-road all the way to a $238-million takeover offer from Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N).
Continental Gears Up To Be Next Colombian Gold Play (November 23, 2009)
Continental Gold is getting set to bring its portfolio of prime Colombian gold properties to the Toronto Stock Exchange through its reverse takeover of Cronus Resources (CZR-V).
Sage Hits Good Grades At Beardmore
Sage Gold (SGX-V, SGGDF-O) is making a bid to become a key player in northwestern Ontario through both the drill and land acquisitions.
Quest Expands Strange Lake
Momentum continues to build at Quest Uranium’s (QUC-V, QSURFO) Strange Lake rare earth project in the George River belt of northeastern Quebec and northwestern Labrador.
PDAC Says Bill C-300 Is A ‘Disservice’ To Mining
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) has dug in its heels and labelled a private member’s bill aimed at corporate accountability for mining in developing countries “a disservice…
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Levon, Valley High, Hit Silver-Gold At Pozo De Plata
VANCOUVER — A new, previously unexplored target on the Cordero Sanson property has produced strong silver-gold drill results for joint-venture partners Levon Resources (LVN-V, LVNVF-O) and Valley High Ventures (VHV-V, VHVLF-O).The first…
La Mancha Tops 2M Oz. Inferred Gold At Hassai
VANCOUVER — La Mancha Resources (LMA-T, LACHF-O) has added more than 1 million oz. of inferred gold to the resource at its 40%-owned Hassai mine in Sudan.La Mancha, the operator of the mine, has been outlining volcanogenic massive sulphide…
Advanced Explorations’ Tuktu Averages 34% Iron
Nunavut is proving to be fertile ground for Toronto-based junior Advanced Explorations (AXI-V, ADEXF-O).Not only does the company’s flagship Roche Bay project on the east coast of the Melville peninsula have an inferred resource of 357…