Noront, Rosseau agree on compromise board
A day before Noront Resources’ (NOT-V) annual shareholders’ meeting — where a dramatic proxy contest was set to de…
Platinum Group Metals
Noront CEO speaks out
In the midst of a proxy fight with a dissident shareholder, Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-o) has fired back with a positive scoping study for development of its Eagle One copper-nickel-platinum group…
Plunging PGM prices force Lac des les shutdown
A dramatic drop in platinum and palladium prices has forced North American Palladium (PDL-T, PAL-x) to temporarily shut down its Lac des les mine, near Thunder Bay, Ont., which has been operating bel…
Noront releases scoping study on Eagle One
In the midst of a proxy fight with a dissident shareholder, Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) has fired back with a…
Plunging PGM prices force mine closure
A dramatic drop in platinum and palladium prices has forced North American Palladium ( PDL-T, PAL-X) to temporarily…
Noront hunkers down ahead of proxy battle
In the midst of a proxy fight with a dissident shareholder, the management of Noront Resources (NOT-V) took another…
Dissident shareholder looks to topple Noront board (October 20, 2008)
Charging that current management has “squandered” Noront Resources’ (NOT-V, NOSOF-o) first-mover advantage in the “Ring of Fire” area it discovered last year, shareholder Rosseau Asset Management is l…
Xstrata drops Lonmin offer, then stocks up
The same day that it dropped a hostile US$10-billion bid for Lonmin (LNMIF-O, LMI-l), Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-l) increased its stake in the platinum miner to nearly 25% — buying 22.2 million shares at …
Dissident shareholder looks to topple Noront board (October 09, 2008)
Noront Resources’ (NOT-V) stock was up 23% in afternoon trading today on news that it’s facing a proxy battle at it…
FNX on target to bring LFD to production (September 29, 2008)
Vancouver — FNX Mining (FNX-T, FNXMF-o) has defined an initial resource for what will likely be the next production target at its Levack mine complex, about 30 km northwest of Sudbury, Ont.
Goldbrook Ventures looks to China for partnership
China’s insatiable appetite for nickel and the lack of quality nickel sulphide projects and deposits slated for dev…
Xstrata eyes Lonmin’s platinum
Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) wants to widen its reach in its efforts to become the world’s pre-eminent diversified miner.