Shan intercept buoys BCM
Vancouver — Another wide molybdenum-mineralized drill intercept from the Shan project, near Terrace, B.C., boosted investor interest in BCM Resources (B-V), rallying the company’s shares 14% in recen…
Rio Tinto plc
Chariot Races to Production
SITE VISIT Lima, Peru — Across the swaths of desert stretching alongside the southern Peruvian coast, there’s nary a farm, cultural heritage site or environmentally sensitive area — just ocean,…
Teck Joins NovaGold at Galore Creek
Fresh from warding off a hostile bid from Barrick Gold (abx-t, abx-n), NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has struck a deal with Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) to develop on a 50-50 basis the junior’s mas…
Norsemont rides into Peru
SITE VISIT Lima, Peru — When Bob Baxter left his post as executive vice-president at Char- iot Resources (CHD-T) to become president of Norsemont Mining (NOM-T), he didn’t have to…
Editorial: AA+AL=Alcoan?
With U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa launching a hostile takeover bid for Alcan, Canada’s largest mining company, on May 7, it wasn’t hard coming up with the top mining story of the week ended May 12, the 1…
Amerix Cuts Brazilian High Grade
Vancouver — Drilling by Amerix Precious Metals (APM-V, APMFF-O) on its Ouro Roxo project in the Tapajos gold district of Para state, Brazil, appears to be demonstrating continuity between the North a…
Big Lake Gives Metalcorp a Big Surprise
SITE VISIT Thunder Bay, Ont. — A mineral prospect recently discovered on the north shore of Lake Superior by Metalcorp (MTC-V, MTLCF-O) illustrates how nature has a surprise or two…
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…
Amerix cuts Brazilian high-grade
Vancouver – Drilling by Amerix Precious Metals (APM-V, APMFF-O) on its Ouro Roxo project in the Tapajs gold distri…
Diavik Worker Wins Award
The Arctic Energy Alliance, a not-for-profit organization that helps northerners reduce energy use through new initiatives, has awarded Nick Strus of Diavik Diamond Mines its 2006 Energy Efficiency Aw…
Ivanhoe does deal with Mongolia
Robert Friedland appears to have done it again.
Editor picks: top stories of week 15
The most significant mining event of the fifteenth trading week was very good news, even if the announcement was br…