Cliffs Boosts Freewest Offer
A bidding war between Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) and Noront Resources (NOT-V) for Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-V) has come to an end.
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Ontario To Pay Platinex $5M In Settlement
The Ontario government has agreed to pay Platinex (PTX-V) $5 million to drop lawsuits against the Crown and the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation in Big Trout Lake, Ont., after a messy, d…
Orvana Boasts Strong Balance Sheet, Multi-Mine Promise
Low-cost gold producer Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) says it will boost production in Bolivia in fiscal 2011, start producing in northern Spain in the first half of fiscal 2011 and release a resource estima…
Entree To Expand Nevada Holdings With Bid For PacMag
VANCOUVER–Looking to boost its resource count while consolidating a large Nevada land package, Entree Gold (ETG-T, EGI-X) is buying Australian explorer PacMag Metals (PMGZF-O, PMH-A) in a cash-and-st…
Taseko Sells Gibraltar Stake To Sojitz For $180M
Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) is in the money.
Golden Band Revamps Golden Heart In Saskatchewan
Golden Band Resources (GBN-V) wants to be seen as the key junior gold play for Saskatchewan.
Ivanhoe And Rio Tinto Get Set To Start Construction At Oyu Tolgoi
With a long-awaited investment agreement finally signed by the Mongolian government, Ivanhoe Mines( IVN-T, IVN-N)and Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) are getting down to the nitty-gritty of building a mine.
TNM’s Editorial Stance On Climate Change ‘Mystifying’
The Northern Miner’s editorial comments on climate change leave me mystified. A recent example is the editorial in the Dec. 7- 13/09 issue, but the substance and tone have remained largely the same fo…
Platinex Settlement Sets The Tone For Ontario Disputes
It’s always been a small, grassroots venture that never particularly gripped the market’s attention on its technical merits, but Platinex’s Big Trout Lake platinum group metals project in far northwes…
Two Die In Plane Crash Near Iamgold’s Niobec Mine
A plane crash near Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N)Niobec mine in Quebec’s Saguenay region has left two flight crew members dead and two passengers in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Taking The Long View On Carbon And Climate Change
The Earth has been emitting and absorbing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) for more than half a billion years. The primary sources of current emissions are the roughly 500 active volcanic fields on the planet’s…
People (December 21, 2009)
Alexco Resource Corp. — Thomas Fudge appointed VP of development and engineering; Tim Hall appointed general manager of Keno Hill operations; Rob McIntyre appointed VP of corporate affairs and commun…