Vietnam rising
It has been 20 years since Vietnam decided to loosen its totalitarian grip on the economy and open its arms to foreign investment. The policy change was dubbed “Doi Moi,” or “Renovation” in 1986, and…
Nickel
Mindoro stays the course in the Philippines
Vancouver — Philippines-focused metals explorer Mindoro Resources (MIO-V, MNODF-O) has undertaken an ambitious program of drill-testing on several prospects in its large portfolio of precious and bas…
Brilliant cuts wide high-grade nickel at Lanfranchi
Vancouver — Definition drilling on the Winner orebody at Brilliant Mining’s (BMC-V) Lanfranchi joint venture in Western Australia has delivered significant intervals of high-grade nickel mineralizati…
Falco concedes
A year-long quest is finally coming to an end for Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L, with Falconbridge’s (FAL-T, FAL-N) board of directors effectively handing over the reins of the iconic Canadian mining compan…
Maybe not to be: NAP exits stage left at Shakespeare
North American Palladium (PDL-T), through its subsidiary, Lac des Iles Mines, has walked away from option agreement…
Teck tosses the towel
Teck Cominco (TCK.A-T, TCK-N) has officially thrown in the towel in the fight for Inco (N-T, N-N) after failing to …
Teck snaps Inco’s olive branch (August 14, 2006)
Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has politely declined Inco’s (N-T, N-N) invitation to the negotiating table, instead preferring to stick to its game plan and existing cash-and-share takeover bid for the…
CVRD joins Inco bidding war
The takeover battle for Inco (N-T, N-N) is heating up, with Brazil’s Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) (RIO-N) emer…
Blackstone cuts wide nickel intercept in southern Norway
Vancouver – Drilling by Blackstone Ventures (BLV-V, BLVKF-O) and joint venture partner Sulfidmalm, a wholly owned s…
Falconbridge concedes
The end of a yearlong quest is finally in plain sight for Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L), with Falconbridge’s (FAL-T, FAL…
LionOre proves up orebody in Botswana
LionOre Mining (LIM-T, LIM-A, LOR-L) has confirmed a NI 43-101 compliant indicated resource for the Selkirk deposit…
Teck snaps Inco’s olive branch (August 08, 2006)
Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has politely declined Inco’s (N-T, N-N) invitation to the negotiating table, instead …