Vietnamese firm buys Tiberon Minerals (February 13, 2007)
Dragon Capital Managements takeover bid for Tiberon Minerals (TBR-T) has become a reality now that the majority of…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Teck pledges to extend Highland Valley mine
Vancouver Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) is set to extend the life of its Highland Valley copper mine in south cent…
Nationalization grips Bolivian mining sector
The troops of nationalization have marched on Bolivian industry once again and this time the mining sector is fee…
Hard Creek up on Turnagain nickel estimate
Vancouver – Hard Creek Nickel (HNC-V, HNCKF-O) says it wants to spend at least one more year drilling its large, lo…
SXR moves to acquire UrAsia (February 12, 2007)
SXR Uranium One (SXR-T, SXR-J) has offered to take over UrAsia Energy (UUU-T, UUU-L) to create a $5-billion uranium…
Birim drills to expand gold zone on Ghana property
Montreal-based Birim Goldfields (BGI-T) recently started a nine-hole follow-up drill program at the Chert Ridge pro…
Earnings: Western Canadian Coal Corp.
Earnings Summary from CNW Group. All figures in thousands except per-share figures…
Suppliers (February 12, 2007)
Scott Wilson RPA to study Tulks Hill
Dividends (February 12, 2007)
Company Div.($) Pay Date Record Date Falconbridge pf2 f Feb 12 Jan 31 Potash C Sask 0.15* Feb 12 Jan 22 Royal Untilites 0.08 Feb 15 Jan 31 Goldcorp 0.15…
People (February 12, 2007)
Keegan Res. — Roman Shklanka appointed to advisory board.
Teck Cominco Mulling Options for Gold Assets
Vancouver — With about 50% of its exploration budget devoted to copper, Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) is mulling over what to do with its gold operations, and will likely make a decision once its Pog…
Toronto Stock Exchange Jan. 30-Feb. 5
The TSX Composite Index rose 220.73 points to set a new all-time high of 13,166.69 for the Jan. 30-Feb. 5 trading period. The rise came as commodity prices gained momentum on signs that the U.S. econo…