Alcan’s Canadian history
1900 — A contract for hydroelectric power is signed with Shawinigan Water & Power Co. in Shawinigan, Que. A year later, the first ingot, weighing 716 kilograms, is produced.
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Panel formed to review foreign investment
On the heels of London-based Rio Tinto’s (RIO-N, RIO-L) friendly takeover bid for Montreal-based Alcan (AL-T, AL-N), comes news that the federal government will create a Competition Policy Review Pane…
New resource tally at Getty South (July 20, 2007)
Vancouver – Recently emerging from a prolonged round of litigation, Getty Copper (GTC-V, GTCDF-O) has tabled an upd…
Pallinghurst brings new offer for Consmin (July 20, 2007)
The board of Australian manganese and chrome producer Consolidated Minerals (CNM-L, CSM-A) has recommended a revise…
Golden Chalice dives 20% on third Langmuir hole
Golden Chalice Resources (GCR-V) saw its stock plunge by 20% in morning trading after results released yesterday fr…
Cream rises on Manitoba nickel intercept (July 19, 2007)
Vancouver – Cream Minerals’ (CMA-V, CRMXF-O) first test hole on its Wine-Radar Lake property in northern Manitoba l…
Southwestern has a problem
Southwestern Resources (SWG-T) has cautioned that results it had previously announced from the Boka gold project in…
Earnings: Kirkland Lake Gold (July 19, 2007)
Earnings Summary from CNW Group. All figures in thousands except per-share figur…
Kinbauri sees 26% boost on El Valle drilling (July 19, 2007)
Kinbauri Golds (KNB-V) first set of results from its El Valle gold project, in Spain, has returned some positive r…
Robbers target Sierra gold mine
A second robbery in six weeks has Sierra Minerals (SIM-T) rethinking security at its Cerro Colorado gold mine in So…
Metco one study closer to production
A prefeasiblity study for Metco Resources (MKO-V) Caber and Caber North zinc-copper deposit in Matagami, Quebec, f…
Aurelian surges on Fruta Del Norte drilling (July 18, 2007)
As Aurelian Resources (ARU-T) awaits assays from the final 8 holes of an 82-hole program on the Fruta Del Norte dep…