Agnico-Eagle bids C$710 million for Cumberland
Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) plans to take on Canadas North with its proposed takeover of Cumberland Resource…
Gold
Birim drills to expand gold zone on Ghana property
Montreal-based Birim Goldfields (BGI-T) recently started a nine-hole follow-up drill program at the Chert Ridge pro…
Mansfield Expands Lindero
Vancouver — Drilling by Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) on its Lindero gold project in Salta province, northwestern Argentina, continues to encounter zones of blind, non-outcropping mineralizatio…
Nico Feasibility Positive
A full feasibility study on the Nico gold-cobalt-bismuth deposit in the Northwest Territories has shown favourable economics, so owner Fortune Minerals (FT-T) is planning production in 2010.
Teck Cominco Mulling Options for Gold Assets
Vancouver — With about 50% of its exploration budget devoted to copper, Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) is mulling over what to do with its gold operations, and will likely make a decision once its Pog…
It’s All Greek to European Goldfields
European Goldfields (EGU-T, EGFDF-O) is both ramping up production and adding years to the life of its Stratoni silver-zinc-lead mine in northern Greece.
Imperial Gets a Leg Up on Taseko in bcMetals Tussle
Vancouver –Imperial Metals (IPMLF-O, III-T) may have delivered the knockout punch in the battle to acquire bcMetals (C-V, BMTLF-O), raising its previous bid by 20 to $1.70 a share.
Northern Peru Copper Gets Positive Prefeasibility for Galeno
Vancouver — A positive prefeasibility study for Northern Peru Copper’s (NOC-T, NPUCF-O) Galeno project in Peru’s Yanacocha district indicates good preliminary economics for an open-pit operation on t…
Lake Shore Consolidates Around Timmins
Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSGGF-O) has moved into the fast lane in its drive to go from junior explorer to gold producer.
Crew Gold vowing to triple its production
Vancouver Crew Gold (CRU-T) is hoping to triple its production rate to 500,000 oz. this year and hinted that it w…
Canyon ready to re-open Briggs gold mine in California
All Canyon Resources (CAU-A) needs to get things rolling at its Briggs gold mine in Inyo County, California is some…
Centerra weathers a rough ride in 2006
As Centerra Gold’s (CG-T) fourth quarter results laid bare, 2006 was not a banner year. But the company that bu…