(UPDATE) Xstrata ups its bid, Phelps-Inco stand pat
The marathon bidding war for Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N) appears to be nearing the tape, with Inco (N-T, N-N) and P…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Xstrata hopes third time is a charm
Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has bumped its hostile bid for the 80.2% of Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N) it doesn’t alread…
Exmin, Hochschild pick up Manhattan’s old Moris mine
Vancouver-based junior Exmin Resources (EXM-V) has teamed up with Peru’s Hochschild Mining Group to buy the closed …
Freeport earnings up on higher prices (July 19, 2006)
Despite lower copper and gold production from the Grasberg operation in Indonesia, higher metal prices let Freeport…
Editorial: A win for good sense (July 19, 2006)
Lies are sufficient to breed opinion — Francis Bacon, Essays Civil and MoralPresidential elections in Mexico o…
Sherwood aims to fast-track Minto
Vancouver – Armed with a newly released positive feasibility study, Sherwood Copper (SWC-V) plans to fast-track co…
Centerra slips on Kumtor slide
Shares in Centerra Gold (CG-T, CAGDF-O) took a quick tumble in late-afternoon trading in Toronto on July 18, after …
Imperial and Taseko boost potential of respective B.C. copper mines
Vancouver — Ongoing exploration efforts by two separate companies have expanded resources and the operating lives …
Dignitaries gather as Eldorado opens Kisladag
Vancouver – A recent ceremony hosted by Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) to mark the official opening of the Kisladag …
Acadian Gold looks at Scotia startup
Acadian Gold (ADA-V) is hoping to move to early production at the Scotia Zinc project near Gays River, N.S., after …
Phelps troika circles the wagons (July 17, 2006)
Facing a recently sweetened competing bid, and a looming July 28 deadline for Falconbridge’s shareholders’ rights p…
Correction (July 17, 2006)
In our web story of July 13, “Universal Uranium goes back to the future,” we said that “while an orebody has not ye…