Placer Dome to shareholders: “Wait.”
With Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) officially submitting its hostile bid for Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) to regulators…
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Stornoway and BHP ‘nine for nine’ at Aviat
Vancouver Partners Stornoway Diamond (SWY-V) and BHP Billiton Diamonds have recovered a total of 131 diamonds fro…
Felderhof trial stalls … again
The long trial of John Felderhof, Bre-X’s former chief geologist, continued on Wednesday with the prosecution’s cro…
Crowflight thinks it’s got new tonnage (November 09, 2005)
Drilling this summer and fall on the Bucko nickel deposit, near Wabowden in northern Manitoba, will allow Crowfligh…
Victor impact agreement signed (November 09, 2005)
The band council at the Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario has voted unanimously to approve an impact be…
Nanisivik haunts Breakwater
A US$6.7-million charge related to the final reclamation and closure of the Nanisivik mine on Baffin Island pushed …
Roca awarded mine permit for Max moly project
Vancouver British Columbia’s Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources has awarded a mining permit allowi…
Virginia climbs on lonore expansion
Shares in Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) jumped more than 10% in early trading in Toronto on Nov. 8, after the company…
Ursa eyes Agnew Lake uranium
Shifting gears, platinum group metal explorer Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V) plans to sink a pair of holes on the pa…
Southern Rio hits gold at Davidson
Vancouver A first-phase drill program has generated a new gold discovery for Southern Rio Resources (SNZ-V) at it…
Pathfinder scoops up uranium claims in Nfld.
Vancouver A recent staking program has provided Pathfinder Resources (PHR-V) with 35,725 hectares of ground prosp…
Shore Gold takes the reins at Fort la Corne (November 03, 2005)
Just days after completing its merger with Kensington Resources (KRT-V), and taking a 42.245% stake in the Fort l…