RPT cuts more uranium at Split Rapids (July 23, 2007)
Vancouver — Drilling by RPT Uranium (RPT-V, RMPVF-O) to test Archean iron formation rocks on its Split Rapids project, in northwestern Ontario’s Sibley basin, cut 6.5 metres of 0.22% U3O8.
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Exchange Rates (July 23, 2007)
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San Gold finding deep gold at Rice Lake (July 23, 2007)
Vancouver — San Gold (SGR-V, SGRCF-O) is looking deep, drilling below the 5,300-ft. level of the Rice Lake gold mine in Manitoba, and finding that significant mineralization continues at depth.
Alcan introduces white knight (July 23, 2007)
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) has entered the lists as a friendly bidder for Alcan (AL-T, AL-N), in a deal that values the Montreal-based aluminum producer at $40 billion and knocks Alcoa (AA-N) out…
No big lift for Atna (July 23, 2007)
Not even a 50% increase in resources at its Pinson gold property, in Nevada, could give Atna Resources (ATN-T, ATNAF-O) a substantial lift on the market.
Kakanda signs Otish deal
Shares in Kakanda Resources (KRC-V, KRCFF-O) rose 50% in one day on the company’s recent announcement of a change in focus to four new Otish basin uranium properties in Quebec.
Share the wealth
Commentary A recently published discussion paper has convinced the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada board of directors to approve the principle of federal and provincial governments sharing natural resource…
Editorial: Rio Tinto bets heavily on aluminum with Alcan offer
There hasn’t been the slightest slowdown this summer in mergers-and-acquisitions activity, with the week ended July 14, the 28th trading week of 2007, punctuated by the largest takeover in global mini…
Suppliers News (July 23, 2007)
Caterpillar profits skyrocket
Alcan’s Canadian history
1900 — A contract for hydroelectric power is signed with Shawinigan Water & Power Co. in Shawinigan, Que. A year later, the first ingot, weighing 716 kilograms, is produced.
Toronto Stock Exchange July 10-16
The largest-ever takeover in global mining history drove the TSX Composite Index to an all-time high during the trading period July 10-16.
TSX Venture Exchange July 10-16
Modest gains in gold, silver, lead and zinc more than offset a slip in copper and nickel prices over the July 10-16 trading session, driving the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index up 32.57 points to …