CVRD wipes out Inco board
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) is wasting no time putting its stamp on its newest acquisition, Inco (N-T, N-N),…
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Strateco cuts high-grade uranium at Matoush
Vancouver – Drilling by Strateco Resources (RSC-V, SRSIF-O) on its Matoush uranium project in northern Quebec’s Oti…
CVRD and Inco meet the press
A day after announcing that Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) had acquired 76% of Inco’s (N-T) shares and were clos…
Cumberland offloads Meliadine interest (October 25, 2006)
Vancouver – Deciding to focus on its key asset, the Meadowbank gold deposit near Baker Lake in eastern Nunavut, Cum…
CVRD scoops up 76% of Inco, extends offer (October 24, 2006)
Brazil’s Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) is reporting that 174,623,019 shares of Inco (N-T, N-N) have been depos…
Cameco’s Cigar Lake suffers major setback
Vancouver – Mine development at Cameco’s (CCO-T, CCJ-N) 50%-owned Cigar Lake uranium project in the Athabasca Basin…
Teachers back McEwen
Rob McEwen’s efforts to force a vote by Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) shareholders on the proposed US$8.6-billion takeover o…
Nuinsco climbs on high grade nickel concentrate
Metallurgical test results from Nuinsco Resources’ (NWI-T) wholly owned Minago deposit came in, and the news is goo…
Schaft Creek drilling returns high-grade gold for Copper Fox (October 23, 2006)
Vancouver — Partial assays from initial 2006 drilling at Copper Fox Metals’ (CUU-V, CPFXF-O) Schaft Creek project, in northwestern British Columbia, indicate a new high-grade gold zone.
Nuinsco readying estimate at Lac Rocher (October 23, 2006)
A 2,087-metre drill program at the Lac Rocher nickel prospect in northwestern Quebec should allow Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T, NUIRF-O) to put together a resource figure for the zone it discovered in 199…
First Metals heading underground at Fabie
The province of Quebec has issued a permit to First Metals (FMA-T) to extract a 50,000-tonne bulk sample from the Fabie Bay copper deposit in northwestern Quebec, allowing quick feasibility work on th…
Beacon mill sold
Northern Star Mining (NSM-V, NSMSF-O) continues its garage-sale prowl in northwestern Quebec’s Abitibi region. Having already bought a bargain headframe and hoist for its underground operation at Midw…