Miramar moving closer to construction at Hope Bay
Miramar Mining (MAE-T, MNG-X) moved a step closer to getting its Doris North project up and running after the Min…
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Lisbon bottleneck forces delay
Constellation Copper (CCU-T) says its Lisbon Valley copper mine in southeastern Utah will hit full steam three mont…
Inmet earnings reflect good metal market
Second-quarter earnings at Inmet Mining (IMN-T) were four times the profit the company earned in the second quarter…
Greystar updates Angostura gold resource
Vancouver – Greystar Resources (GSL-T, GYSLF-O, GSL-L) has delivered an updated resource estimate for its large Ang…
War Eagle on the trail of zinc in Mexico
War Eagle Mining (WAR-V) released assay results from part of its underground percussion drill program at its Tres M…
Western Canadian Coal fires up Wolverine mine
Vancouver – Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WXJXF-O, WTN-L) has brought its second open pit coal operation, the Wolve…
Tiomin lines up funding for Kwale (July 31, 2006)
Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) has reached final agreements with a lending syndicate for US$155 million in debt financing…
Congo’s election offers signs of hope
Voting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) first election in some 40 years went off peacefully at le…
Teck offers more cash, fewer shares for Inco
The widely anticipated bidding war for Inco (N-T, N-N) is afoot, with Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) boosting the ca…
Toronto Stock Exchange (July 18-24, 2006)
Mergers in the latter part of the July 18-24 period buoyed the S&P-TSX Composite Index by 144.54 points to 11,625.16….
TSX Venture Exchange (July 18-24, 2006)
Investors may be enjoying the lazy days of summer, but mining companies seem more focused on deal-making, with a flurry of merger proposals being floated by both junior and major companies. Despite th…
Stornoway bids for Ashton, Contact
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) is offering to take over two other diamond explorers to create a $200-million company, and has lined up agreements with controlling shareholders that make the deal look likel…