Preliminary economics on Marathon positive (July 05, 2006)
A preliminary economic assessment of the Marathon copper-palladium-platinum deposit in the Coldwell intrusive compl…
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EuroZinc fires up zinc plant at Neves-Corvo
Vancouver – The start-up of a new zinc plant has allowed EuroZinc Mining (EZM-T, EZM-X) to transform its Neves-Cor…
Inco-Falco union tipped, Xstrata tripped (July 04, 2006)
The European Commission has granted approval for Inco’s (N-T, N-N) proposed acquisition of Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL…
A ‘super major’ is born?
The blockbuster, friendly takeover offer by Phelps Dodge for Inco and Falconbridge looks like it has a good chance of succeeding, and if it does, it’ll profoundly shake up mining in Canada, producing…
Campbell calms creditors
The plan of arrangement filed by Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) to get out of creditor protection has been approved by Campbell’s creditors….
Northgate hits roadblock in bid for Aurizon
Vancouver – The Supreme Court of British Columbia has granted a permanent injunction prohibiting Northgate Mineral…
Richview gets Thierry results (June 29, 2006)
Early-stage metallurgical testing on samples from the Thierry copper-nickel deposit near Pickle Lake, Ont., have sh…
Zaruma board, Luz del Cobre financing survive
Gold and copper hopeful Zaruma Resources (ZMR-T, ZMRAF-O) is free to proceed with finalization of a financing deal …
Wolfden gets positive numbers on Arctic projects (June 28, 2006)
Preliminary economic assessments of the Izok, Ulu and High Lake deposits in Nunavut’s western mainland, done for ow…
Constellation drills oxide copper at San Javier (June 28, 2006)
Vancouver – Initial core drilling by Constellation Copper (CCU-T, CCUDF-O) at its San Javier oxide copper project, …
Editorial: A “super major” is born?
The blockbuster, friendly takeover offer by Phelps Dodge (PD-N) for Inco (N-T, N-N) and Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N)…
Rio Tinto to grab 9.9% stake in Northern Dynasty
Vancouver — Rio Tinto (RTP-N) subsidiary Kennecott Canada Exploration is taking a 9.9% equity position in Hunter D…