EU okays Inco takeover
The European Commission’s competition regulator has cleared the Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) US$18.4-billion …
Canada
Strike ends at Voisey’s Bay
Some 120 members of the United Steelworkers at the Voisey’s Bay nickel operations in Labrador have ratified an agre…
Editorial: NovaGold, Barrick edging towards year-long stalemate (October 03, 2006)
It’s easy to tell that metal prices are high and the stakes are getting even higher as we witness all the acrimony …
UEX delivers hot uranium hole from Hidden Bay (October 03, 2006)
Vancouver – Drilling by UEX Corporation (UEX-T, UEXCF-O) on its Raven-Horseshoe deposit, situated on the Hidden Bay…
Canarc pulls more high-grade intercepts from New Polaris
Vancouver – An ongoing drilling program by Canarc Resource (CCM-T, CRCUF-O) has returned more high-grade intercept…
Aber buys rest of Harry Winston
Aber Diamond (ABZ-T, ABER-Q) has completed the US$157-million buy-out of its minority partners in famed jeweller Ha…
NovaGold wins round in battle over Grace
Vancouver The British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources has concluded that three years o…
Strike averted at Teck Cominco’s Highland Valley mine
Vancouver – With the help of a mediator, Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) and Local 7619 of the United Steel Workers o…
De Beers Disposes of Interest in Saskatchewan Diamond Play
De Beers, the world’s leading diamond player, is selling its entire 42.25% interest in the Fort la Corne (FalC) diamond project in Saskatchewan to Shore Gold (SGF-T, Shgdf-O) for $180 million in cas…
Denison to Take Over IUC
Denison Mines (DEN-T, DNMIF-O) plans to move back into the mid-tier of uranium producers through a friendly merger with International Uranium (IUC-T, IUCPF-O)….
Stornoway to Take Up Ashton, Contact Shares
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T, SWYDF-O) has taken up the shares tendered under its bids for Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T, AMCFF-O) and Contact Diamond (CO-T, CONPF-O), but Ashton management still opposes…
Patrician Diamonds’ Sahtu Drilling Disappoints
Vancouver — Drill results from Patrician Diamonds’ (PXC-V, PCGDF-O) Sahtu project, in the McKenzie River Valley region of the Northwest Territories, disheartened investors and prompted a sell-off in…