Vietnamese firm buys Tiberon Minerals (February 13, 2007)
Dragon Capital Managements takeover bid for Tiberon Minerals (TBR-T) has become a reality now that the majority of…
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Teck pledges to extend Highland Valley mine
Vancouver Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) is set to extend the life of its Highland Valley copper mine in south cent…
Hard Creek up on Turnagain nickel estimate
Vancouver – Hard Creek Nickel (HNC-V, HNCKF-O) says it wants to spend at least one more year drilling its large, lo…
SXR moves to acquire UrAsia (February 12, 2007)
SXR Uranium One (SXR-T, SXR-J) has offered to take over UrAsia Energy (UUU-T, UUU-L) to create a $5-billion uranium…
Birim drills to expand gold zone on Ghana property
Montreal-based Birim Goldfields (BGI-T) recently started a nine-hole follow-up drill program at the Chert Ridge pro…
Earnings: Western Canadian Coal Corp.
Earnings Summary from CNW Group. All figures in thousands except per-share figures…
Commentary: Gold Industry Its Own Worst Enemy
Without doubt, the gold market is an exceptional creature in the worlds of either commodities or currencies. Gold was a globally traded good with all of the characteristics of a currency market with r…
Saskatchewan Potash Mine Not Threatened by Flood: Mosaic
Vancouver — U.S. fertilizer giant The Mosaic Co. (MOS-N) has moved to ease concerns that a flooding problem may threaten to disrupt production at its Esterhazy, Sask., operation which ranks among the…
Nuinsco Nickel Spinout Listed
The spinoff of nickel assets from Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T, NUIRF-O) is complete, with the listing of affiliate Victory Nickel (NI-T).
Mansfield Expands Lindero
Vancouver — Drilling by Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) on its Lindero gold project in Salta province, northwestern Argentina, continues to encounter zones of blind, non-outcropping mineralizatio…
Nico Feasibility Positive
A full feasibility study on the Nico gold-cobalt-bismuth deposit in the Northwest Territories has shown favourable economics, so owner Fortune Minerals (FT-T) is planning production in 2010.
Happy Creek Disappoints
Penny junior Happy Creek Minerals (HPY-V) saw its share price fall off a table recently, after releasing drill results from its Rateria copper property in southern B.C.