Mansfield, Antares pumped on Rio Grande potential
Salta province, Argentina — Based on the sheer size of the mineralized system, joint-venture partners Mansfield Mi…
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Suppliers News (September 03, 2007)
Aker Kvaerner posts strong quarter
India: the Sleeping Giant
You might say Charles Devenish is a patient man. The Australian entrepreneur has been waiting for more than a decade for permission to start mining projects in India. He has applications for permits o…
Getting in Early: Pebble Creek Mining
Pebble Creek Mining (PEB-V) of Vancouver is banking on becoming the first foreign company and the first private-sector company to start up a new precious and base metals mine in India in more than fif…
East Asia Puts Indonesian Portfolio Together
Indonesia has had an up-and-down experience with junior exploration companies, having hosted staking rushes first by a mass of Australian juniors, then, infamously, by Canadians in the mid-1990s. And …
Demand for iron ore ramps up expansion
Strong market demand, addressing operating bottlenecks and improving winter performance were the key drivers behind…
Northern Dynasty lands Anglo as Pebble partner
Vancouver — Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V, NAK-X) has brought on senior miner Anglo American (AAUKD-Q, AAL-L, AGL-J) as an equal partner to develop its Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry depos…
Northern Dynasty partners with Anglo on Pebble
Vancouver – Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V, NAK-X) has brought on senior miner Anglo American (AAUKD-O, AAL-L, AG…
1,266-carat diamond haul for Diagem (July 23, 2007)
Vancouver — Pilot-plant processing of 7,388 cubic metres of weathered kimberlite at Diagem’s (DGM-V, DGMRF-O) Collier-04 pipe on its Property 214, in Brazil, has returned 10,025 commercial-sized diam…
Peru projects showing strength for Bear Creek (July 23, 2007)
Vancouver — Peru continues to prove bountiful for Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, BCEKF-O). The company recently announced new drill results from both of its Peruvian projects — the Corani silver-base met…
Alcan introduces white knight (July 23, 2007)
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) has entered the lists as a friendly bidder for Alcan (AL-T, AL-N), in a deal that values the Montreal-based aluminum producer at $40 billion and knocks Alcoa (AA-N) out…
Editorial: Rio Tinto bets heavily on aluminum with Alcan offer
There hasn’t been the slightest slowdown this summer in mergers-and-acquisitions activity, with the week ended July 14, the 28th trading week of 2007, punctuated by the largest takeover in global mini…