Fronteer bids for NewWest Gold
Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) is bidding for Denver, Colo.-based gold explorer NewWest Gold (nwg-t, nwwlf-o) in an all-paper proposal supported by NewWest’s major shareholder, NWG Investme…
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Teck Cominco to absorb Aur in $4.1B cash-and-stock offer
Vancouver — Looking to boost its copper production and reserves, Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has tabled a friendly $41.00-per-share bid for fellow Canadian base metals miner Aur Resources (AUR-T, A…
Editorial: Goldcorp counts ounces in Quebec, Mexico
It was a busy period in the field and the board rooms for North America’s miners during the last week of the second quarter, the 26th trading week of 2007.
Suppliers News (July 09, 2007)
AMEC wins Surrey board award
Full Metal’s 40 Mile delivers
Vancouver — Stepout drilling from last year’s discovery hole at Full Metal Minerals’ (FMM-V, FLMTF-O) LWM prospect, on its 40 Mile project in eastern Alaska, sparked a surge in trading following news…
Iamgold’s Westwood grows 128%
Vancouver — Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) has more than doubled inferred resources at its Westwood gold project, located 40 km east of Rouyn-Noranda, in Quebec’s Abitibi region.
Diamond miners in rescue competition
Tahera Diamond (TAH-T, TAHEF-O) and BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) were the big winners at a rescue competition held in Yellowknife, N.W.T.
Gryphon boosts gold portfolio in Nevada Eagle purchase
Vancouver – In a move to become a major player in Nevada gold exploration, Gryphon Gold (GGN-T, GYPH-O) has inked a…
Newmont to turn royalties into cash (July 06, 2007)
Newmont Mining (NEM-N, NMC-T) will discontinue its Merchant Banking Portfolio, the royalties and shareholdings it i…
Lundin Group adds $100 million to Clinton-Giustra Initiative
Vancouver – When something is hot in the mining industry, its usually a metal price or a developing project. Its …
CAMEC telegraphing bid for Katanga
Central African Mining & Exploration (CFM-L) has sent word to Katanga Mining (KAT-T) that it intends to make an all…
Nautilus development partner bows out
Vancouver – Shares of aspiring sea-floor miner Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O, NUS-L) slipped to a several-month…