Norilsk ups the ante for LionOre
Moscow-based Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNODL-L) has proven itself undeterred by a high break fee and raised its bid …
BHP Billiton
SouthernEra working the phones (May 15, 2007)
SouthernEra Diamonds (SDM-T, SRE-L) says it is in negotiations with possible white-knight bidders to thwart a bid f…
BHP Billiton rumoured plotting Rio Tinto bid
Vancouver – Market buzz has the worlds largest mining company BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BHP-A, BLT-L) brewing up a take…
Water Scarcity Could Hit Chile’s Miners
SPECIAL TO THE NORTHERN MINER
Major production in Peru unaffected by stike thus far
As feared Perus biggest mining union has gone on strike. The National Federation of Mining, Metallurgy and Steel…
Moly found at NW Expo
Vancouver — With the acquisition of Lumina Copper under its belt, drilling at Western Copper’s (WRN-T, WCPCF-O) North West Expo copper-gold-molybdenum project, on northern Vancouver Island, is confir…
Western Copper cuts moly in NW Expo
Vancouver – With its acquisition of Lumina Copper now well under its belt, Western Copper’s (WRN-T, WCPCF-O) drilli…
Copper executives forecast another windfall year
Santiago, Chile — The average copper price is expected to average over US$3 a lb. in 2007 due to continued strong demand from China and Asia and the inability of producers to quickly increase supply,…
Peregrine pushes ahead on DO-27
SITE VISIT Lac De Gras, N.W.T. — Halfway through this winter’s bulk-sampling campaign on the DO-27 kimberlite pipe, Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) is well on its way to recovering at least…
Xstrata offers $4.6B for LionOre
Nickel prices may not have hit the roof yet, but LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LMGGF-O, LOR-L) is urging its shareholders to agree to a $4.6-billion friendly takeover bid by Xstrata (XTA-L, XSR…
Peregrine Diamonds pushes ahead on DO-27
Lac de Gras, N.W.T. — Half-way through this winter’s bulk-sampling campaign on the DO-27 kimberlite pipe, Peregrin…
Global Alumina sells stake in Guinea project
Vancouver – Global Alumina (GLA.U-T) has struck a joint venture deal to sell two-thirds of a major alumina refinery…