Kinross to acquire Bema in $3.5-billion deal
Vancouver – Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) is stepping up the pace of consolidation in the North American gold mining in…
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Aurelian plans $75-million financing
Vancouver – Junior mining market darling Aurelian Resources (ARU-V, AUREF-O) is looking to capitalize on its impres…
Goldcorp closes Glamis Gold acquisition
On Saturday, Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) closed its acquisition of Glamis Gold (GLG-T, GLG-N), exchanging each Glamis shar…
Petaquilla expanding Molejon enroute to production
Vancouver – Drilling by Petaquilla Minerals (PTQ-T, PTQMF-O) at its Molejon gold project in north-central Panama ha…
Nuinsco looking at nickel spinoff by year-end
Plans by Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) to set up a separate company to hold its nickel assets should harden into a form…
Tribute’s Arrow holes hit mark (November 06, 2006)
Analytical results from two drill holes by Tribute Minerals (TBM-V) at the Garnet Lake property in northwestern Ont…
Rio Narcea picks up Chariot shares from Amerigo (November 06, 2006)
Taking a turn away from its usual stomping grounds in Spain and North Africa, Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T, RNO-X) is buying 31.8 million shares and 11.5 million warrants of Peru-focused base metal ex…
Agnico sets earnings benchmark
High prices for its byproducts saw gold production costs on the decline for Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N), fuelling record third-quarter earnings for the Toronto-based company.
Discovery adds lustre to Linear Gold’s Ixhuatan
Early stage drilling at the Cerro La Mina target area of the Ixhuatan property in Chiapas, Mexico, is returning some encouraging results for Linear Gold (LRR-T, LGCFF-O).
Stornoway turns over Ashton board (November 06, 2006)
Robert Boyd will stay on as interim chief executive officer at Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T, AMCFF-O), but now that Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T, SWYDF-O) has a 73% interest in the company the board of …
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Barrick boosts NovaGold bid
Vancouver — Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has increased and extended its takeover bid for NovaGold Resources (ng-t, ng-x), now offering US$16.00 per share until Nov. 7.