Campbell offering held up
A rights offering by Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) to assist the restructuring of the financially troubled company is ready, its final prospectus having been approved by securities regulators. B…
2006
Cigar Lake flooded
Vancouver — Mine development at Cameco’s (CCO-T, CCJ-N) 50%-owned Cigar Lake uranium project in the Athabasca basin of northern Saskatchewan was dealt a blow recently, when a rock fall caused major f…
Petaquilla lifts veil on Jinchuan talks (October 30, 2006)
Petaquilla Minerals (PTQ-T, PTQMF-O) has revealed that it is in talks with Chinese nickel producer Jinchuan Group to finance Petaquilla’s buyout of its partners at the Petaquilla copper project in Pan…
Lending Rates (October 30, 2006)
as of 4 pm ET, Oct. 23, 2006 (%) Bank of Canada 4.50 Target overnight rate 4.25 Canadian Prime 6.00 U.S. Discount Primary 6.25 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 5.24…
Exchange Rates (October 30, 2006)
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Titan-Dejour combining uranium assets
Vancouver – Titan Uranium (TUE-V, TUEFF-O) plans to acquire all of Dejour Enterprises’ (DJE-V, DJEFF-O) uranium pro…
La Mancha has a political edge
Sometimes it’s all in the timing.La Mancha Resources (LMA-T) went from being just another junior exploration co…
CVRD wipes out Inco board
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) is wasting no time putting its stamp on its newest acquisition, Inco (N-T, N-N),…
Strateco cuts high-grade uranium at Matoush
Vancouver – Drilling by Strateco Resources (RSC-V, SRSIF-O) on its Matoush uranium project in northern Quebec’s Oti…
Tri Origin tables Woodlawn zinc resource
Vancouver – Tri Origin Exploration (TOE-V, TROIF-O) has put forth a resource estimate for its Woodlawn base metals …
McEwen loses round 1 versus Goldcorp
The Ontario Supreme Court has ruled that it will not order Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) to have a shareholder vote on its p…
Agnico’s strong Q3 results
High prices for its byproducts kept Agnico-Eagle’s (AEM-T) gold production costs falling, fuelling record third qua…