Blackstone buys Xstrata stake in Norwegian nickel projects
Vancouver Blackstone Ventures (BLV-V) has struck a deal with Xstrata Nickel (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) to buy a basket of p…
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Quadra surprises with Robinson output boost
Vancouver – Fourth quarter copper and gold production from Quadra Mining’s (QUA-T, QADMF-O) flagship Robinson mine …
Varvarinskoye resources inch up, reserves inch down
A new resource and reserve estimate made for European Minerals (EPM-T, EUM-L) on the Varvarinskoye gold-copper depo…
Dispute triggered Mantle takeover bid for Ecstall
Vancouver – Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O) says its takeover bid for Ecstall Mining (EAM-V, ESMGF-O) was trigger…
Protests in Guinea heating up
The latest round of riots in Guinea has intensified to the point where bauxite production could be threatened. Th…
Jerooy in new hands (January 15, 2007)
The Kyrgyz government has issued a licence for development of the Jerooy gold deposit to a joint venture of state m…
UPDATE: Norilsk CEO freed from French jail
Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNOD-L) CEO Mikhail Prokhorov was released by French police on Jan. 12 after being held in…
Alexandria drills Cadillac Break in Val d’Or
Alexandria Minerals (AZX-V) has resumed a 15,000-metre drilling program in Val d’Or, Que., which it started just be…
BID-ASK –January 15-21, 2007
STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Abington Vent V 0.16 0.19 0.18 0.29 0.09 Adamus Res V 0.30 … … … 0.001 Afrasia Minl F V 0.36 0.45 0.39…
Tagish Looks to Grow Skukum Creek Resource
Vancouver — Prospective precious metals miner Tagish Lake Gold (TLG-V) says its 2006 drill campaign at the Skukum Creek gold-silver property, located 80 km southwest of Whitehorse, in the Yukon, will…
Taseko Eyes $800M Copper-Gold Mine in BC
Vancouver — Eyeing growth in British Columbia, Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) says it could cost as much as $800 million to develop a B.C. mine that would form a key building block in the company’s plan…
Peregrine Launches Winter Program on Tli Kwi Cho
When cash calls to its joint-venture partners went unanswered in December, Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) increased its stake in the WO diamond project in the Northwest Territories and, in turn, the DO-27…