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…
Nickel
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…
Nickel juniors shine in buoyant market
While the fourteenth week of 2007 was shortened to four trading days owing to the Good Friday holiday, there was plenty of sizzling stock action for investors in the mining sector.
Inspiration cuts nickel at Langmuir (April 09, 2007)
Recent drilling by Inspiration Mining (ISM-V) at its Langmuir Twp. nickel project southeast of Timmins has intersec…
Don’t be greedy, LionOre shareholders: tender those shares!
More often than not, big mergers and takeovers are announced late on Sunday evening or early Monday morning — the better to prevent an information leak and any resulting suspicious trading before the…
Editor’s picks: top stories of week 14
While the fourteenth week of 2007 was shortened to four trading days owing to the Good Friday holiday, there was pl…