Shore Gold slides on De Beers suit
Shares in Saskatoon-based Shore Gold (SGF-T, SHGDF-O) were off as much as 96, or 12.5%, at $6.75 in early trading …
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Lac des Iles springs a leak
The primary crusher and electrical substations at North American Palladium’s (PDL-T, PAL-X) Lac des Iles mine in no…
Editorial: All OK at K2
January opened with a dozen miners’ deaths stemming from a too-little, too-late response to an explosion at the Sag…
Brilliant to acquire 25% of Aussie nickel mine
Vancouver – Expanding its roots into Australia, Brilliant Mining (BMC-V) plans on acquiring a 25% interest in the K…
Fronteer-Altius splitting out uranium assets
Vancouver – Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) and partner Altius Minerals (ALS-V) plan to spin off the priv…
Mountain Lake weighs up Bobby’s Pond
Consultants Roscoe Postle Associates (RPA) will spend the next 5 to 6 weeks completing an independent technical rep…
Redcorp courts partners for Tulsequah Chief
Vancouver – Strong metal prices have prompted Redcorp Ventures (RDV-T) to continue efforts to revive the stalled T…
Aurcana grabbing Mexican mine (February 06, 2006)
Vancouver – Aurcana (AUN-V, AUNFF-O) is boosting its Mexican minerals portfolio with an agreement to acquire the La…
Barrick targets Placer minorities
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) plans to compulsorily acquire the balance of Placer Dome’s (PDG-T, PDG-N) shares, after…
Blue Pearl jumps on Davidson drilling
Shares in Blue Pearl Mining (BLE-T) were $1.60, or 75%, higher at an all-time high of $3.74 in late afternoon tradi…
Anglo closes coal deal with Hillsbororough
Vancouver – Anglo Coal, a division of diversified miner Anglo American (AAL-L), has secured a foothold in Western …
Inspiration pulls long nickel intersection (February 06, 2006)
Drilling at the Langmuir nickel deposit, southeast of Timmins, Ont., has intersected several long intersections of nickel mineralization….