Falconbridge extinguishes Xstrata’s creeping takeover (September 23, 2005)
Facing a creeping takeover by Swiss-based miner Xstrata (XTA-L, XSRAF-O), Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) has adopte…
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Teck Cominco to extend Highland Valley, Trail talks fail
Diversified miner Teck Cominco (TEK.SVB-T) will spend $40 million to extend the life of the Highland Valley open-pi…
Tamerlane cuts more Pine Point high-grade
Drilling by Tamerlane Ventures (TAM-V) has returned more high-grade lead and zinc values from the R-190 deposit on …
Exeter enters new veins at La Cabeza (September 22, 2005)
Exeter Resource (XRC-V) has cut several intervals of high-grade gold in a newly discovered vein system in the Cuell…
Full Metal cuts more bonanza-grade gold at Lucky Shot
Vancouver — With its initial 7-hole drill program complete, Full Metal Minerals (FMM-V) has tied into continued hi…
Partners hit hot hole at Gold Eagle (September 21, 2005)
Drilling by partners Exall Resources (EXL-T) and Southern Star Resources (SSR-V) has returned more high-grade gold …
River slows to a trickle (September 21, 2005)
River Gold Mines (RIV-T) plans to scale back its operations and workforce, and halve production to 36,000 oz. per y…
Crystallex International rebounds
Shares in Crystallex International (KRY-T) rebounded to the tune of 50, or 30%, to $2.15 in early trading in Toron…
Crystallex crashes on Chavez comment
Shares in Crystallex International (KRY-T) were nearly halved in late trading on Sept. 20, after media repots quote…
Blasting permit boosts Metallica shares
Mexico’s Secretaria de Defensa National (Sedena) has granted Metallica Resources (MR-T) an annual renewal of its bl…
Sulliden’s court troubles go away
A court injunction halting an arbitration case between Sulliden Exploration (SUE-T) and Minera Algamarca, has been …
Western Prospector hits Saddle Hills high grade (September 19, 2005)
Choibalsan, Mongolia — Western Prospector Group’s (WNP-V) drilling continues to intersect significant uranium valu…