CNQ Trading (August 20, 2006)
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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Alcan to invest US$1.8B in Kitimat
A proposal by Alcan (AL-T, AL-N) to invest US$1.8 billion on a modernization program at its aluminum smelter in Kitimat, B.C., is getting a cool reception from community leaders who believe the compan…
Nunavut’s Pelly Bay area shows diamond potential
A new kimberlite camp is emerging in the Canadian Arctic as Indicator Minerals (IME-V) has discovered several large, pipe-like kimberlite bodies during a summer drilling campaign on the Darby project…
Gryphon Gold putting Borealis into production
Vancouver – With a positive feasibility study in hand for heap leach operations at its Borealis project near Hawtho…
Maybe not to be: NAP exits stage left at Shakespeare
North American Palladium (PDL-T), through its subsidiary, Lac des Iles Mines, has walked away from option agreement…
Management at Escondida digs in
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L), the largest stake holder in Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine, has broken off…
Newmont’s Uzbek joint venture declared bankrupt
The Uzbek Navoi Economic Court has imposed “supervisory measures” and installed a temporary administrator as part o…
Freegold trenches extensive high-grade at Golden Summit
Vancouver – Trench results from Freegold Ventures’ (ITF-T, FGOVF-O) Golden Summit project, near Fairbanks, Alaska, …
Yamana looks to get bigger in South America
In an effort to become a more dominant gold play in South America, Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-X, YAU-L) has announced …
Higher gold prices help offset declining production for Royal Gold
Vancouver – Royalties covering a global portfolio of gold mines generated record revenues of US$28.4 million for R…
Teck tosses the towel
Teck Cominco (TCK.A-T, TCK-N) has officially thrown in the towel in the fight for Inco (N-T, N-N) after failing to …
Queenstake taps high-grade gold at Mahala
Vancouver – Underground exploration drilling by Queenstake Resources (QRL-T, QEE-X) on the Mahala deposit in its Sm…