UPDATE:NovaGold looks to take over Pioneer
In the midst of a squabble over the Grace property in B.C., NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has launched a hostile …
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Oromin cuts wide gold at Sabodala (June 19, 2006)
Vancouver – Drilling by Oromin Explorations (OLE-V, OLEPF-O) on its Sabodala gold project in southeastern Senegal c…
Mega targets Mongolian, Argentine uranium
Despite a recently imposed 68% windfall tax on copper and gold, Mega Uranium (MGA-V, MGAFF-O) plans to continue wor…
Pacific Rim boosts resources at El Dorado
Vancouver – A newly completed, 18-month-long definition drilling program has boosted resources at the El Dorado go…
Norwegian remedy prescribed
Looking to grease regulatory wheels, Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N) and Inco (N-T, N-N) have formalized their long-proposed remedy of selling Falco’s high-grade Nikkelverk nickel refinery in Norway….
Boliden breathes life into Garpenberg
A successful exploration program in and around Boliden’s (BLS-T, BDNNF-O) Garpenberg zinc-lead mine in Sweden has substantially boosted ore reserves, extending the mine’s life to over 10 years at curr…
Taseko’s growth hinges on Gilbraltar expansion
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Houston Lake fills till from bulk sample (June 19, 2006)
Houston Lake Mining (HLM-V, HLKMF-O) realized a profit of just over $50,000 from a bulk-sampling program at its West Cedartree gold project near Sioux Narrows, Ont….
Editorial: Peru steps back from the brink (June 19, 2006)
Peruvian voters have thankfully taken a step back from the abyss with the election of moderately left-leaning Alan Garcia to the presidency over radical Hugo Chavez-groupie and former comandante Ollan…
The success of Failes
By 1932, Emile Dagenais had been prospecting for 10 years and although he had covered a good part of Canada, he hadn’t worked much in the vicinity of the Arctic Circle. That changed when he was asked…
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (June 19, 2006)
| Fund name | June 9($) | June 5($) | Change($) | Change(%) | YTD(%) | MER*(%) | Assets*(M$) | |||||||
| AGF Pr Mtl | 20.80 | …
International Quotes (June 19, 2006)
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