Falco counters union complaint
Falconbridge (FL-T) has filed a detailed response to a charge of unfair labour practices lodged by Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union local 598 in Sudbury, Ont.A company spokesman says the union’s comp…
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Aurora uses Inco data to pinpoint targets
Vancouver — Aurora Platinum (ARP-V) will pay Inco (N-T) for the use of data culled from more than 54,000 line km of proprietary electromagnetic and magnetic airborne surveys.Included in the package a…
Drilling enhances Loveland
Drilling by Prospectors Alliance (YRP-V) has intersected more base metals at the Loveland property, near Timmins, Ont.Prospectors can earn a half-interest in the project by covering exploration expend…
Yamana eyes Aladdin
Vancouver — While still digesting the December acquisition of privately held Platero Resources, Yamana Resources (YRI-T) has inked a deal to acquire Aladdin Sweepstake Consolidated Mining.Aladdin hol…
South-Malartic Exploration active in Quebec
Junior South-Malartic Exploration (MSU-M) has entered into an option agreement with privately held Ressources Autanabi to acquire a half-interest in a 21-claim nickel property 7 km east of Ville-Marie…
Rio Tinto options gold target in French Guiana
Denver — Rio Tinto Mining & Exploration, a subsidiary of London-based Rio Tinto (RTP-N), has inked a deal with Guyanor Ressources (GRL.B-T) and Golden Star Resources (GSR-X) to explore the Pau…
Ivanhoe gets nod for merger with ABM
Shareholders of Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) overwhelmingly approved a merger with ABM Mining that will create an international mining company with copper operations in Myanmar (formerly Burma) and iron-ore …
October gold output slips
In October 2000, Canada’s production of silver, nickel, copper, refined lead, refined zinc and potash was higher than it was in the comparable period of the previous year.The increase in reported in P…
Sarmin goes public as TGW
Sarmin Exploration, a private Ontario company with an exploration portfolio in the Dominican Republic, has begun trading publicly following a reverse-takeover of Quebec-based Boreal Exploration (BOR-M…
Palladium shoots past US$1,000-per-oz. mark
Palladium was the bright light among the precious metals during the Jan. 3-9 report period, at last cracking the US$1,000-per-oz. barrier to reach a record high of US$1,047 per oz. Prices for palladiu…
Lynx diamonds valued at US$139 per carat
A parcel of diamonds recovered from an exploration bulk drill sample of the Lynx pipe at the Ekati mine property in the Northwest Territories has been valued at US$139 per carat.A 168.5-tonne sample c…
Norton replaces Babbitt
It’s out with the old and in with the new as George W. Bush and Dick Cheney prepare to take over the White House. Some have suggested the transition might better be described as in with the old and ou…