Celtic to earn in on Garland ground
An option deal between Celtic Minerals (CME-V, CMIGF-O) and Cornerstone Capital Resources (CGP-V, CTNXF-O) will let Celtic earn a 51% interest in Cornerstone’s Garland property in Labrador, 30 km sout…
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Falconbridge refills poison pill prescription (April 03, 2006)
With its planned nuptials with Inco (N-T, N-N) potentially delayed until late summer, Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) has adopted a new shareholders’ rights plan aimed at preventing a creeping takeover…
Falconbridge to absorb Novicourt
Facing consolidation itself, Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) plans to snap up the shares in exploration partner Novicourt (NOV-T, NOVFF-O) it does not already own….
Falconbridge refills poison pill prescription (March 22, 2006)
With its planned nuptials with Inco (N-T, N-N) potentially delayed until late summer, Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N…
Apex’s Buchanan heads list of PDAC award winners
Awards ceremonies are a time to shower praise on the worthy, those deemed to be worthy, and those who helped them along the way. This year’s edition of the annual Prospectors and Developers Associatio…
Falconbridge plans Novicourt privatization
Facing consolidation itself, Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) plans to snap up the shares in exploration partner Novi…
Inco-Falco nuptials delayed
TSX rebounds on gold, oil rally
The Toronto Stock Exchange clawed back 346.27 points to finish the Feb. 14-20 report period at 11,865.76, with all of the precious metals, and most of the base metals staging recoveries. After plummet…
EU digs into major miner merger
Regulators in the European Union have decided to take a closer look at the proposed merger between Canadian metal h…
Inco eyes summer wedding
Inco (N-T, N-N) has for a third time extended its friendly takeover bid for Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N), this ti…
Nichromet’s Ricardo Valls rises to life’s challenges — and nickel’s
Three years after the Bre-X scandal and subsequent decline of the mining industry, geologist Ricardo Valls found himself standing at the edge of a subway platform….
FNX a wild ride for ex-Inco geologists
Gord Morrison and Catharine Farrow have always tried to fly “under the radar.”…