2006


Barrick’s bid for NovaGold expires

Vancouver — With the clock ticking down on its US$16.00-per-share bid for control of NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) at presstime, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) appears likely to become nothing more th…


ROB ROBERTSONThe pit at Tahera Diamond's Jericho mine in the Northwest Territories. The mine is underperforming thus far and the company posted a $10.8-million loss in its third quarter.

A little rough

Strapped for cash, Tahera Diamond (TAH-T) is counting on a $30-million private placement from Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) to help stem the tide while it attempts to right the underperforming Jericho…


Editorial: Mining and CSR, Part II

In Part I last week, we began our look at how three high-profile accidents at Canadian-operated mines in the mid-1990s provoked fundamental changes in the Canadian mining industry, and focused on a sp…







Charges laid in Kebble murder

Since last year’s murder of the South African mining mogul Brett Kebble, a much bigger web of criminal influence re…




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