Hunter Dickinson eyes a Detour
Privately-held Hunter Dickinson Group plans to float another new company on Pelangio Mines’ (PLG-T, PLGOF-O) develo…
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Condor hatches more results
Aurelian Resources (ARU-V, AUREF-O) has delivered another pair of long intervals of high-grade gold from its Fruta …
Osisko up on results from the Abitibi
Osisko Exploration’s (OSK-T) latest drill results from its Canadian Malartic gold property sent the company’s share…
Xstrata sacks Pannell, Regent (August 21, 2006)
Swiss-based Xstrata (XTA-L) did not waste anytime gutting Falconbridge (FL-T, FL-N) management after winning the ta…
Nunavut’s Pelly Bay area shows diamond potential
A new kimberlite camp is emerging in the Canadian Arctic as Indicator Minerals (IME-V) has discovered several large, pipe-like kimberlite bodies during a summer drilling campaign on the Darby project…
Plot thickens in battle for Inco
Brazilian iron ore giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) (RIO-N) has turned up the heat in the battle for control of Inco (N-T, N-N) with an all-cash bid of $86.00 per share….
Boddington gets the green light
On care and maintenance since the last of the oxide reserves were mined out at the end of 2001, the Boddington gold mine in Australia received the go-ahead earlier this year for a US$1.35-US$1.5 billi…
People (August 20, 2006)
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada — Kim MacDonald appointed administrative assistant to MaryAnne Mihychuk and Philip Bousquet; Lisa McDougall appointed convention coordinator….
Greystar updates Angostura resource
Vancouver — Greystar Resources (GSL-T, GYSLF-O, GSL-L) has delivered an updated resource estimate for its large Angostura gold-silver deposit in northeastern Colombia….
Endeavour Silver takes on second Mexican project (August 20, 2006)
Vancouver — With one producing operation now under its belt, Endeavour Silver (EDR-T, EDRGF-O) is expanding its portfolio of Mexican silver projects through an option to purchase the Minas Nuevas pro…
Freeport earnings up on higher prices (August 20, 2006)
Despite lower copper and gold production from the Grasberg operation in Indonesia, higher metal prices let Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) make net income of US$367 million on revenue of US…
LME Warehouse Levels (August 20, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Aug. 14, 2006 (change from Aug. 4 in brackets):…