Federal budget gives miners goodies but no tax cuts
The tabling of Canada’s new federal budget on March 19 was the number one event affecting Canada’s miners during the week ended March 23 — the twelfth trading week of 2007.
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People (April 02, 2007)
Crowflight Mnrls — Greg Collins appointed VP of exploration; Ken Marcinyshyn appointed mine manager at the Bucko nickel project in Manitoba; Dale Lane appointed mill superintendent at Bucko; Jean Laf…
Maxy looks to tame the dragon
Getting a leg up in a country as vast and notoriously complex as China is no easy task.
Barrick high on Pascua Lama
SITE VISIT Pascua, Chile — After weathering a storm of protest about plans to move parts of three glaciers at its Pascua Lama gold-silver property on the Chile-Argentina border, Barrick…
Aurogin, Morgain combo falls flat with investors
In a move that may become increasingly common in the junior gold sector, Aurogin Resources (AUQ-V, AROG-O) and Morgain Minerals (MGM-V, MGIMF-O) are joining forces to create an emerging gold producer,…
Dividends (April 02, 2007)
Company Div.($) Pay Date Record Date Alcan 0.20* Mar 20 Feb 26 BHP Billiton 0.20* Mar 20 Mar 2 Int’l Royalty 0.015* Mar 26 Mar 9 Newmont 0.12 Mar 29…
Exchange Rates (April 02, 2007)
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Aquiline feasibility looks past cyanide ban (April 02, 2007)
A provincial ban on cyanide in Rio Negro, Argentina, means the word “bankable” couldn’t be used for Aquiline Resources’ (AQI-T, AQLNF-O) “initial” feasibility study on its Calcatreu gold project.
Toronto Stock Exchange March 20-26
The TSX Composite Index finished the March 20-26 trading period on an upward trend, as did other indices in North America, Asia and Europe, on the possibility of lower interest rates in the United Sta…
GBS Gold loads up treasury
Vancouver – After closing a $46-million bought deal financing, GBS Gold International (GBS-T, GBSFF-O) has a well p…
Editor’s picks: top stories of week 13
More often than not, big mergers and takeovers are announced late on Sunday evening or early Monday morning — the …
Earnings: Aber, Brazmin, Crew Gold, High River Gold, Mundoro, Queenstake, Semafo, UrAsia
Earnings Summary from CNW Group. All figures in thousands except per-share figur…