First Nickel extends Lockerby
Shares in First Nickel (FNI-T, FNKLF-O) jumped 18% to $1.18 in heavy morning trade in Toronto on May 29, after the junior producer reported some high-grade extensions to the producing Depth zone at th…
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Inco, Falco cite ‘synergies’ to fend off Xstrata; Inco brushes off Teck
In a move designed purely to bolster support for an Inco (N-T, N-N) and Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) union ra…
First Nickel jumps on Lockerby extensions
Shares in First Nickel (FNI-T, FNKLF-O) jumped 18% to $1.18 in heavy morning trade in Toronto on May 29, after the …
Xstrata brings the green (May 29, 2006)
Surprising few, Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has launched a $16.1-billion, all-cash bid for the 80.2% stake in Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) it doesn’t already own….
Royalties tables scoping study for Raglan South (May 29, 2006)
Quebec-based nickel explorer Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O) plans a full feasibility study on its Raglan South nickel-copper deposits in the Nunavik (Ungava) region of Quebec following a prelimin…
FNX sizes up Podolsky (May 25, 2006)
Junior nickel miner FNX Mining (FNX-T, FNX-X) has tabled a resource estimate for the 2000 and North polymetallic de…
Nuinsco bats .500 at Minago
The latest pair of holes by Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T, NUIRF-) on the Minago sulphide nickel deposit, about 70 km so…
Scandinavian bulk samples at Keivitsa
Vancouver — Along with a newly launched 10,000-metre drill program, Scandinavian Minerals (SGL-T) is carrying out a bulk-sampling program at its wholly owned Keivitsa nickel-copper-platinum group ele…
Inco throws Falco a fin (May 22, 2006)
Inco (N-T, N-N) has boosted the cash portion of its friendly cash-and-scrip offer for Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) by $5 per share, or around $1.9 billion. In all, the bid now totals just more than…
Nuinsco financing for Campbell (May 22, 2006)
A $15.5-million deal to take Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) out of creditor protection has been agreed to by Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T, NUIRF-O) and investment house Sprott Securities….
Editorial: Teck Cominco’s bid for Inco shakes up industry
Noranda’s friendly takeover of Falconbridge last year had felt inevitable to most of us for years before its announ…
Nuinsco examines ’60s-era Minago find with new eyes
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