2006

Iamgold bids for Cambior (September 25, 2006)

A friendly deal between Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N, IGD-A) and Cambior (CBJ-T, CBJ-X) would see Iamgold take over the Montreal-based gold miner in a paper deal valued at $1.3 billion to form a gold company…


PALADIN RESOURCESPaladin Resources recently announced the commissioning of its plant at the Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia, shown here during the installation of the leach tanks. The mine is expected to initially produce 2.6 million lbs. U3O8 per year. The company also has a significant uranium asset in Malawi known as the Kayelekera project, which currently has a resource of 8.5 million tonnes grading 0.13% U3O8 for about 10,700 tonnes. Geiger Counter owns a stake in Paladin and its shares are trading in the $4.35 range.

Uranium fund a new way to play

Considering all the recent buzz around uranium, surprisingly little has been done in the way of investment vehicles that would give investors better exposure to the hot commodity….


KEGS delivers scholarships

The KEGS Foundation, now in its seventh year of supporting Canadian undergraduates and graduates in geophysics, has awarded nine scholarships totalling $7,500 to five undergraduate and four graduate s…


Desjardins’ top takeover targets

Desjardins Securities’ veteran mining analyst Michael Fowler and his associate Joanne van Ballegooie continue to see investment potential in gold and gold stocks, and have put together a list of the t…



Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006

Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change
Gold $582.50 -13.50
Silver $10.91 -0.43
Platinu…





Lumina merging with Western Copper

Vancouver — The latest in a series of industry consolidations sees Lumina Resources (LUR-T, LUMNF-O) merging with Western Copper (WRN-T, WCPCF-O) in an all-share deal….




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