Barrick’s bid for NovaGold expires
Vancouver — With the clock ticking down on its US$16.00-per-share bid for control of NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) at presstime, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) appears likely to become nothing more th…
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A little rough
Strapped for cash, Tahera Diamond (TAH-T) is counting on a $30-million private placement from Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) to help stem the tide while it attempts to right the underperforming Jericho…
Editorial: Mining and CSR, Part II
In Part I last week, we began our look at how three high-profile accidents at Canadian-operated mines in the mid-1990s provoked fundamental changes in the Canadian mining industry, and focused on a sp…
No substitute for common sense
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Suppliers News (December 11, 2006)
European auto emissions catalyst for Inco joint venture
Daily Metal Prices (December 11, 2006)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
LME Warehouse Levels (December 11, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 4, 2006 (change from Nov. 27 in brackets):
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $643.00 +5.25 Silver $14.05 +0.61 Platinum $1130.00 -25.00 Palladium $326.00 0.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $15.61 -0.07 Lead $0.81 +0.09 Copper $3.14…
Charges laid in Kebble murder
Since last year’s murder of the South African mining mogul Brett Kebble, a much bigger web of criminal influence re…
Bell cuts higher copper grades at Sombrero Butte
Vancouver – Continuation of Bell Resources’ (BL-V, BZRSF-O) Phase 1 drilling has tied into some higher grade copper…
Suppliers News (December 08, 2006)
SRK to find out age, cost of Aquarius Consulting firm SRK will produce the bankable feasibility study at St Andre…
Baja assessment approved (December 08, 2006)
The Mexican Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources has approved an environmental impact assessment for th…