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News January 30, 2006

TSX continues its climb

A late surge helped the TSX Composite Index end the Jan. 17-23 report period in the black, while the rest of the country ended in blue, with the Conservative Party emerging from the Jan. 23 federal el…

News January 30, 2006

Adastra leaps on First Quantum bid

Looking to capitalize on its experience and skill in operating in Central Africa, First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) has unveiled a hostile, all-share takeover bid for London-base…

Employees repair the crushing area of the Bjorkdal mill.

News January 30, 2006

Gold-Ore picks up Swedish nugget

Skelleftea, Sweden — Having grown weary of a Central American climate that has become increasingly hostile to exploration and mining, Gold-Ore Resources (GOZ-V, GREXF-O) has shifte…

Newmont Mining president Pierre Lassonde with Georgette Zinaty, director of advancement and research in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto, during the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. Lassonde was up to his usual quips as master of ceremonies.

News January 30, 2006

Schulich and others join Canadian Mining Hall of Fame

Six new inductees entered the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel on Jan. 19, a night that gave the industry a window on its recent history….

News January 30, 2006

Exchange Rates (January 30, 2006)

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…

News January 30, 2006

Producer and Dealer Prices (January 30, 2006)

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$3,815/t….

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Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (January 30, 2006)

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News January 30, 2006

Shakespeare feasibility works at 4,500 tonnes per day (January 30, 2006)

A feasibility study for Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V, UMJMF-O) gives a thumbs-up to a 4,500-tonne-per-day open-pit mine and mill operation on the Shakespeare nickel-copper property so…

News January 30, 2006

Venture board explorers keep up the pace

Strong base and precious metals continued to fuel investor appetite, further propelling the junior resource market over the January 17-23 trading session. The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index close…

News January 30, 2006

T.N.M.’s FAQs

The high attendance and ebullient mood at the recent Cambridge House investment conference in Vancouver, took a lot of exhibitors, including this newspaper, by surprise….

News January 30, 2006

Ascendant’s opponents drop OECD complaint

Groups opposed to Ascendant Copper‘s (ACX-T) Junin project in Ecuador have withdrawn a complaint with the Canadian government alleging that Ascendant breached Ecuadorian law, engage…

News January 30, 2006

Reward to feed Briggs

Canyon Resources (CAU-X) could get two years worth of mill feed from the Reward project in Nye Cty., Nev., which improves the chances of restarting the Briggs mine across the border…