HBM&S purchase closes; OntZinc now HudBay
Toronto-based junior company OntZinc (OTZ-V) has closed its purchase of Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting from South A…
2004
McLucas leaves Thistle
Fresh off announcing a restructuring deal that will see the company cancel its existing shares, Thistle Mining (THT…
Novelis spin-off OK’d
Alcan (AL-T) shareholders have overwhelmingly approved their company’s plan to spin off its rolled-products busines…
LionOre’s MPI takeover complete (December 22, 2004)
Mid-tier base metal producer LionOre Mining International (LIM-T) will move to a compulsory acquisition of Australi…
Nuinsco sells Rainy River
Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) has sold its inactive Rainy River property in the Lake of the Woods region of northwester…
Dianor enters Wawa camp
The Wawa diamond exploration camp in northern Ontario has a new player and may be entering a new phase of its devel…
Metallica’s Mexican woes continue
The Agrarian Court in Mexico’s San Luis Potosi state has again nullified Metallica Resources’ (MR-T) surface rights…
Damoti Lake drilling yields more gold (December 21, 2004)
After cutting high grade gold in drill holes, Anaconda Gold (ANX-V) is updating the gold resource at its Damoti Lak…
Sherritt, teachers’ pension fund offer Stelco bailout
Sherritt International (S-T) and its partners at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan are offering a recapitalization…
Bema’s share swap bid for Arizona Star is latest twist
Vancouver – On the heels of Albert Friedberg’s apparent victory at wrestling control of Arizona Star (AZS-T) away f…
Thistle fizzles on restructuring deal
Shareholders of Thistle Mining (THT-T) bolted for the exits in early trading in Toronto on Dec. 21, after the compa…
U.S. Forest Service clears way for Kensington permitting
Vancouver – The U.S. Forest Service has cleared the path for all other federal and state permitting to be done on C…