Aguablanca getting bigger for Lundin
Lundin Minings (LUN-T, LMC-N, LUMI-O) late summer acquisition of Rio Narcea and its Aguablanca project in southern…
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Ironing out possible mega merger
Spurned by the board of Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) in a friendly approach, BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L, BHP-A) has made its proposal for a US$138-billion all-share bid public in an attempt to brin…
Peru’s progress
Commentary — The following is an edited version of a speech by Peruvian President Alan Garcia Perez at a ceremony in late October to open Southern Peru Copper’s new copper…
Thompson, Brawner among five added to Canadian Hall
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will induct five new members at its 20th annual dinner and induction ceremony, to be held on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, in downtown Tor…
Premier hoping to complete the picture on Mine Trend
SITE VISIT Red Lake, Ont. — In gold mining, the address matters. And in Red Lake, it’s useful to be the next-door neighbour of the camp’s largest operation. The good…
U.S. Markets Nov. 6-12
The screaming you heard came from United States equity markets during the reporting period Nov. 6-12. Weak earnings results, and further revelations of writedowns in asset-backed debt by financial ins…
Scorpio finds promising zone
The Nuestra Senora polymetallic deposit in Sinaloa state, Mexico, continues to shape up as an underground mine-to-be for Scorpio Mining (SPM-T, SMNPF-O).
International Quotes (November 19, 2007)
Australia (A$) Nov 12 Nov 5 Change Bendigo Mining 0.30 0.30 0.00 Centamin Egypt 1.54 1.50 0.04 Emperor Mines 0.07 0.08 -0.01 Kingsgate Cons. 5.30 5.04 0.26 Lion Selection Ltd…
Dividends (November 19, 2007)
Company Div.($) Pay Date Record Date Goldcorp 0.015* Nov 23 Nov 16 Alcoa 0.17 Nov 25 Nov 2 Noranda Income Fund 0.085 Nov 26 Oct 31 Grupo Mexico 1.10* Nov…
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Finkolo gold results lift Etruscan (November 19, 2007)
Vancouver — Etruscan Resources’ (EET-T, ETRUF-O) sinking share price got a little boost recently, after the company released drill results from the Finkolo gold project in Mali and announced a $35-mi…
‘Dark clouds’ over Tahera
Tahera Diamond’s (TAH-T, TAHEF-O) future appears about as grim as the company’s books, which have been saturated in red ink since commercial production began at its Jericho diamond mine, in Nunavut, i…