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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
New Guinea Gold up on gold pour
With its first gold dor bar poured at its Sinivit gold mine in Papua New Guinea, New Guinea Golds (NGG-V) earne…
San Gold finding deep gold at Rice Lake (July 06, 2007)
Vancouver – San Gold (SGR-V) is looking deep, drilling below the 5,300-ft level of the Rice Lake gold mine and find…
Osisko adds resources at Malartic (July 05, 2007)
An updated resource calculation for the Canadian Malartic gold deposit south of Malartic, Que., has increased the i…
OceanaGold funds Philippines project through TSX
OceanaGold (OGC-T) has completed a $90-million initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange with net proce…
Eldorado expansion drilling hits strong gold
Vancouver – Initial results from a 26,000-metre drill program designed to probe the expansion potential of its newl…