BHP aims to boost ownership of Ekati mine
Ending months of speculation, Australia’s BHP (BHP-N) has emerged as the only bidder for Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T) and its 29% stake in the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories.BHP has offer…
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Campbell, MSV, GeoNova plan merger
Three struggling juniors active in the Chibougamau region of northern Quebec — Campbell Resources (CCH-T), MSV Resources (MSV-T) and GeoNova Explorations (GNE-M) — have reached a preliminary…
Ivanhoe homes in on discovery
Ongoing exploration at a new gold discovery in South Korea has returned more encouraging results for Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T).Ten trenches dug across one of the veins yielded 1.2-102.1 grams gold and 0.6…
Implats gains 30% of Zimplats, Ngezi mine project
Were it not for the ominous shadow of Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe, Australian-listed Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Zimplats) might have already developed its Ngezi open-pit mine and various other h…
Revival planned for CanTung mine
Armed with funds provided by two end-users of tungsten, North American Tungsten (NTC-V) is aiming to revive the dormant CanTung mine in the Northwest Territories, near the Yukon border.The Vancouver-b…
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Haileybury to open ‘rock garden’
The town of Haileybury, Ont., about 100 km northwest of North Bay, never promised the world a rose garden, but it will soon make good on its promise of a rock garden.In mid-July, the Haileybury School…
Namco calls shareholders to a vote
Namibian Minerals (NMR-T) is a step closer to raising US$15 million, having inked marketing and financing contracts with the Leviev Group of Israel.The deals, aimed at preventing the company’s liquida…
Vancouver loses in TSE-CDNX deal
A venture capital market is much more than its buildings and brokers, or even its listings and trading volumes. It’s a bastion of free enterprise, a launching pad for entrepreneurs willing to put thei…
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Loonie, gold, 300 index fall in tandem
Casting a shadow over the market, sellers outpaced buyers to knock 306.95 points off the TSE 300 index during the March 28-April 3 report period. The benchmark ended the week 4% lighter, at 7,444.38.P…