Phelps’ bid gets Canadian nod, hedge hurts earnings
The Canadian Competition Bureau has granted an advanced ruling certificate unconditionally clearing Phelps Dodge’ (…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Royalties gets revised feasibility numbers (July 25, 2006)
The Raglan South project of Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T) appears to have better economics than a recent scoping study…
Meridian posts record quarter
Record earnings, despite a decrease in gold sales, pushed Meridian Gold’s (MNG-T, MDG-N) shares up nearly 3%.In…
Teck Cominco sets new earnings record
Vancouver – The good times keep rolling for diversified miner Teck Cominco (TEK.B-T, TCKBF-O), which posted record…
The First Nickel breakup; split leaves Anderson in, Kirkwood out
A month after hostilities broke out, the dust has finally settled in the boardroom of Sudbury, Ont.-focused junior …
Xstrata bid wins Canadian nod
Industry Canada has approved Xstrata’s (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) hostile bid for Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N), removing the l…
Arizona Star and Bema see heap-leach benefits at Cerro Casale
Vancouver – A recent project appraisal has partners Arizona Star Resource (AZS-V, AZS-X) and Bema Gold (BGO-T, BGO…
Teck extends as Falconbridge flies
With less than 1% of Inco’s (N-T, N-N) shares tendered, Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has extended its bid for the …
Stornoway bidding for Contact, Ashton
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) is offering to take over two other diamond explorers to create a $200-million company, an…
Redcorp drill results help revive Big Bull
Redcorp Ventures (RDV-T) saw its shares climbed nearly 7% after results from three holes at its Tulsequah project i…
Barrick bid for NovaGold woos Grace from Pioneer
Vancouver – The strategic rationale behind Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) all-cash bids for NovaGold Resources (NG-…
LME Warehouse Levels (July 24, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 17, 2006 (change from July 10 in brackets):…