Aquiline wins in BC court
Vancouver — Shares of IMA Exploration (IMR-V, IMR-X) lost more than two-thirds of their value in heavy trading after the Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled against the company and awarded Aquili…
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Phelps troika circles the wagons (July 24, 2006)
Facing a recently sweetened competing bid, and looming July 28 deadline for Falconbridge’s (FAL-T, FAL-N) shareholders’ rights plan, Inco (N-T, N-N) has increased the cash portion of its offer for its…
Jericho — Canada’s newest diamond producer
During the first quarter of 2006, Tahera Diamond (TAH-T) completed construction of its wholly owned Jericho diamond mine in Nunavut and began producing rough diamonds….
Editorial: A win for good sense (July 24, 2006)
Lies are sufficient to breed opinion — Francis Bacon, Essays Civil and Moral…
UC Resources pulls high grade at Copalquin
Vancouver – Shares of UC Resources (UC-V) gained more than a dime to $0.465 on volume of 1.45 million shares the d…
Oxus licence woes deepen
London-based developer Oxus Gold (OXS-L) says it is “reviewing its legal options” after the announcement from Kyrgy…
Letter to the Editor from Eramet’s President
Dear Sir: I refer to your editorial of June 21, 2006 (“Eramet still hankering after Koniambo”).During the c…
Coal companies pursue conflicting merger proposals
Vancouver – Taking the position that a deal is a deal, Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WTN-L)) plans to proceed with…
Inco drops poison pill plan
With the writing on the wall, Inco (N-T, N-N) has agreed to drop its shareholders’ rights plan effective at the end…
Short Position Report (July 21, 2006)
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Quadra tables bid for copper producer Equatorial
Vancouver – Upstart copper producer Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O) has launched a takeover offer for Australian-bas…
More mineralization at Belahouro (July 20, 2006)
In a drilling program designed to expand the known resource on the Belahouro property in northern Burkina Faso, Gol…