Silver Wheaton to pay US$625M for Barrick silver stream
Vancouver – Having worked out another major silver stream contract, this time with Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N)…
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Xstrata Copper feels pinch from Vale Inco nickel strike
While the masses have gone back to work and school after Labour Day, the last long weekend of summer will stre…
Esperanza Silver completes initial economic assessment of Cerro Jumil
Esperanza Silver’s (EPZ-V, ESPZF-O) 100%-owned Cerro Jumil project, an advanced open-pit heap-leach gold proje…
Investors anticipate Xstrata to make another run at Lonmin
Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) could be gearing up for another run at the world’s third largest platinum producer Lo…
Short Position Report (September 08, 2009)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at Aug. 31/…
Lake Shore And West Timmins Merge
Analysts say a merger between Timmins, Ont.-focused Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSGGF-O) and West Timmins Mining (WTM-T, WTMNF-O) puts the combined company in line to become a mid-tier gold producer.
Ex-CEO Sparks Boardroom Battle At Athabasca Potash
VANCOUVER — Accusations of incompetence are flying back and forth between the current board of Athabasca Potash (API-T) and an alternate slate proposed and led by the company’s founder and former pre…
Glencore Offers Rare Look Into Its Financials
One of the more unexpected consequences of the upheaval caused by last year’s near financial meltdown is the increased transparency it has encouraged in the notoriously secretive Glencore Internationa…
Star Shines For Shore Gold
VANCOUVER — A positive prefeasibilty study from Shore Gold (SGF-T) just brought the dream of another diamond mine in Canada one step closer to reality.
Nanjinzhao’s Payment For Cardero’s Pampa De Pongo Delayed, Again
VANCOUVER — Nanjinzhao has missed an Aug. 19 deadline to show Cardero Resources (CDU-T, CDY-X) a bank guarantee for the US$88-million balance of its US$100-million purchase of the Pampa de Pongo iron…
Canadian Royalties Rejects Jien’s Hostile Bid
Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O), operator of the delayed Nunavik nickel project in northern Quebec, has told its share and debenture holders to reject a hostile takeover offer by Jien Canada Minin…
Letter to the editor: Groia’s NI 43-101 Proposal Would Paralyze Industry
I read with astonishment the commentary “NI 43-101 gives false sense of security” ( T. N. M., Aug. 31-Sept. 6/09). While largely correct, in fact the recommendations for yet more rigid supervision of …