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 …
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
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…
Aquiline basks in Navidad victory as IMA vows to appeal
Vancouver After seven months of deliberation, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has ruled in favor of Aquilin…
TSX Short Positions (July 17, 2006)
Short positions outstanding at June 30, 2006 (with changes from June 15)….
Daily Metal Prices (July 17, 2006)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
‘To gather and sell’
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Xstrata raises the stakes (July 17, 2006)
After taking a few days to root around in its pocketbook, Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has boosted its all-cash bid for the 80.2% of Falconbridge’s (FAL-T, FAL-N) shares it doesn’t already own by $6.50 pe…
Peabody Excel-erates its coal business
St. Louis, Mo.-based coal producer Peabody Energy (BTU-N) has agreed to a cash deal to take over Australian coal producer Excel Coal (EXOAF-O, EXL-A) for about US$1.5 billion….
Equinox revises Lumwana figures
While the market initially reacted harshly to news from Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQXMF-O) regarding rising capital costs at its Lumwana copper project in Zambia, with time, the market came to see the…