Ursa Major and Canadian Arrow consider merger
Nickel prices are still in the dumps but that’s not stopping nickel juniors, Canadian Arrow Mines (CRO-V) and Ursa …
2009
Talon Metals to explore for gold and potash in Brazil
Talon Metals (TLO-T) surged 74% or 21 a share to 49.5 today on news that it had acquired potash exploration licen…
Cadiscor shareholders approve tie-up with North American Palladium
Shareholders of junior Cadiscor Resources (CAO-V) voted unanimously in favour of becoming a wholly owned subsidiary…
Exchange Rates (May 25, 2009)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date May 18 May 15 May 14 May 13 May 12 US$ in C$ Holiday 1.1756 1.1727 1.1683 1.1676 C$ in US$ Holiday 0.8506 0.8537 0.8527 0.85…
International Quotes (May 25, 2009)
Australia (A$) May 19 May 12 Change Bendigo Mining 0.29 0.24 0.05 Kingsgate Cons. 5.58 5.58 0.00 Lion Selection Ltd 0.95 0.93 0.02 Newcrest Mining 29.50 29.70 -0.20 Z…
Apoquindo Finds US Partner For Chilean Copper Project
VANCOUVER — A joint-venture agreement with a private partner ready to spend almost $11 million is set to move Apoquindo Minerals’ (AQM-V, APQUF-O) namesake project ahead at a rapid-fire pace.
Athabasca Minerals: Supplying The Sandsbox
VANCOUVER — Aggregates. Sand and gravel. “I could write a book on them,” says Athabasca Minerals (ABM-V) vice-president Shaun O’Connor-Parsons. It might not make The New York Times best-seller list, …
BC Pipeline Plans Meet Resistance
First Nations, activist shareholders and environmental groups from British Columbia were in Toronto on May 6 to protest Enbridge’s (ENB-T, ENB-N) plan to build two 1,170-km pipelines that will carry o…
Fort Hills’ Future Uncertain
In September 2007, Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) raised its stake to 20% in the Fort Hills Energy Partnership, which is developing the Fort Hills oilsands project in Alberta.
Oilsands Quest Strays Off The Beaten Path
VANCOUVER — Not all of the Fort McMurray formation’s oilsands lie within the borders of Alberta. Oilsands Quest (BQI-X) is proving that the ground in Saskatchewan, about 100 km east of Fort McMurray,…
New Horizon For Canadian Natural Resources
By bringing its Horizon oilsands project in Alberta into production in February, Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ-T, CNQ-N) thrust itself into the middle of the conversation on how best to play the oil…
New Pacific Cuts High-Grade
New Pacific Metals (NUX-V, NUXFF-O) has intersected high-grade gold in channel samples from a narrow vein on its 57-sq.-km HNK project, in China’s Guangdong province.