Western Canadian Coal gets cozy with NEMI
If the proposed merger between Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WTN-L) and NEMI Northern Energy & Mining (NNE.A-T, NNEMF-O) goes through as planned, the combined company will parlay northeastern Brit…
Canada
NovaGold bids for power
Vancouver — Development aspirations for its large Galore Creek copper-gold project, in northwestern British Columbia, have prompted NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) to launch a takeover bid for area h…
Cross Lake aims to revive QR mine
Vancouver — An independent feasibility study commissioned by Cross Lake Minerals (CRN-T, CLKMF-O) has concluded that the past-producing QR gold mine near Quesnel, B.C., could be placed back into prod…
ATAC stakes Yukon gold-silver prospect
Vancouver — A staking effort has provided ATAC Resources (ATC-V, ATADF-O) with an intrusive-hosted gold-silver prospect in the Dawson Range of the western Yukon….
Anaconda to dewater Damoti ramp
Following a preliminary economic assessment, junior explorers Anaconda Gold (ANX-V, ANXGF-O) and Doublestar Resources (DSR-V, DOUBF-O) are budgeting a program of dewatering and bulk sampling at the Da…
San Gold flips switch at Bissett (April 24, 2006)
San Gold (SGR-V, SGRCF-O) has started processing stockpiled ore at the Rice Lake mill near Bissett, Man., in preparation for putting the San Antonio gold mine back into production….
Conquest cuts gold at King Bay (April 24, 2006)
A 3-hole winter drilling program by Conquest Resources (CQR-V, CQRL-O), at the King’s Bay property in the Sturgeon Lake area of northwestern Ontario, has intersected stockwork gold mineralization….
Coal sales soften for Elk Valley
Vancouver — Prices and demand for coal have softened in recent months, putting a damper on the projected financial performance of Fording Canadian Coal Trust (FDG.UN-T, FDG-N)….
Aur rides the copper highway inspite of a few bumps
With the firing of its chief financial officer and the announcement of a new listing on Chile’s Santiago Stock Exch…
Sparring partners approve FalC budget (April 21, 2006)
The Fort la Corne (FalC) joint-venture partners have unanimously approved a whopping $43.2-million exploration bu…
Miramar grows Hope Bay resource (April 21, 2006)
Vancouver – A significant resource increase at its Hope Bay gold project, in Nunavut, has Miramar Mining (MAE-T, MN…
Inco’s earnings shrink
Higher production costs helped take a big bite out of Inco’s (N-T, N-N) first-quarter earnings, despite higher nick…