Barrick backs off hostile bid for NovaGold
The trading week ended April 20 closed with the partial resolution of a long-standing conflict in the North American gold industry.
Nickel
Ursa Major gets bulk sampling approval
Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V, UMJMF-O) has received provincial approval for a bulk-sampling program at its Shakespeare nickel-copper project west of Sudbury, Ont.
Benton gets PGM exploration boost (April 30, 2007)
Stillwater Mining (SWC-N) has agreed to pump $1.6 million into Benton Resources’ (BTC-V) Goodchild nickel-copper-platinum group metal project north of Marathon, Ont., giving Stillwater the option to e…
Nickel frenzy continues with Sherritt takeover of Dynatec
As nickel prices surge to new levels, Sherritt International (S-T, SHERF-O) has agreed to buy Dynatec (DY-T, DYTCF-O), 40% owner of the massive Ambatovy nickel project in Madagascar, for $1.6 billion.
Castillian cuts nickel at Mangabal
Early results from a drilling program by Castillian Resources (CT-V) on the Mangabal nickel project in western Goia…
Editor’s picks: top stories of week 16
The trading week ended April 20 closed with the partial resolution of a long-standing conflict in the North America…
Sherritt to triple nickel production with Dynatec takeover
As nickel prices surge to new levels, Sherritt International (S-T) has agreed to buy Dynatec (DY-T), 40% owner of t…
Benton gets PGM exploration boost (April 17, 2007)
Stillwater Mining (SWC-N) has agreed to pump $1.6 million into Benton Resources (BTC-V) Goodchild nickel-copper-pl…
Duluth hits big in stepout hole (April 16, 2007)
While infill holes confirm mineralization drilled by previous operators, Duluth Metals (DM-T, DULMF-O) has cut a long interval of base metal and platinum group element mineralization in an exploration…
GGL finds nickel during diamond hunt
Vancouver — Sounding somewhat reminiscent of Diamond Fields’ mid-1990s Voisey’s Bay nickel discovery in Labrador, GGL Diamond (GGL-V, GGDMF-O) has come across nickel mineralization during the course …
Hot nickel triggers Lundin’s Rio Narcea offer
Vancouver — Aiming to add nickel to its metal production mix Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-X) is snapping up Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T, RNO-X) and its mainly European operations in a friendly all-cash…
FNX reserves up along with earnings (April 16, 2007)
Year-end reserve estimates at FNX Mining (FNX-T, FNXMF-O) show the company replaced its reserves at the operating McCreedy West nickel mine near Sudbury, Ont., and it has also published its first rese…