Metals forecast
Metal investors can be forgiven if they feel like popping an extra bottle of Dom Prignon this New Year’s Eve. It’s been a rollicking 12-month ride for metal prices, and the shares of many of the comp…
Gold
Guarded optimism for miners in prospective Philippines
Although it’s the fifth most mineralized country in the world, the Philippines’ mining industry is extremely underdeveloped — a result of years of ongoing policy issues, political turmoil and opposit…
Barrick’s bid for NovaGold expires
Vancouver — With the clock ticking down on its US$16.00-per-share bid for control of NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) at presstime, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) appears likely to become nothing more th…
Juniors take over New Britannia (December 11, 2006)
Vancouver-based juniors Garson Resources (GARR-C) and Piper Capital (PCL-V) have agreed to acquire the dormant New Britannia gold mine in Snow Lake, Man., from Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) and High River…
Rubicon set to spin off African and Newfoundland assets
It’s been a long time coming, but there is light at the end of the tunnel for Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-X), which is in the final steps of splitting into three separate public companies, each holdi…
Suppliers News (December 08, 2006)
SRK to find out age, cost of Aquarius Consulting firm SRK will produce the bankable feasibility study at St Andre…
Teck Cominco investing US$25 million into Nautilus
Vancouver – Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O) has secured another major mining company financing with Teck Cominco…
Aurizon pouring gold at Casa Berardi
Aurizon Mines (ARZ T, AZK-X) has poured two gold dore bars from the gravity circuit at its Casa Berardi mine in t…
Large resource from Canadian Malartic
An initial inferred resource for the Canadian Malartic gold deposit in northwestern Quebec shows a resource of arou…
North Atlantic pins resource number on FT
Following a review of its drill data, North Atlantic Resources (NAC-T) has calculated an initial resource for its F…
Cons Gold Win likes the look of South Dolly Varden core
Vancouver – Prior to even finishing the first drill hole on its South Dolly Varden gold-copper project in Elko Cty,…
Metallica gets $30 million bought deal boost
Vancouver – Metallica Resources (MR-T, MRB-X) has arranged a $30 million bought deal financing enabling it to conti…