Tumultuous ride for Uranium One (April 02, 2008)
Investors in Uranium One (UUU-T) weren’t too happy to hear that the company posted a net loss of US$17.6 million …
Canada
Terrane set to go with Mount Milligan
Vancouver – Terrane Metals’ (TRX-V) Mount Milligan is a go: a positive feasibility study for the mega copper-gold p…
Bonaventure expands 3D model of K9 uranium deposit
With two drills already in action, Bonaventure Enterprises (BVT-V, YQG-F) is going after near-surface uranium targe…
Otish Energy starts drilling in Otish Basin
Now that its new name is official, Otish Energy (KRC-V) is plunging ahead with a 2,000-metre diamond drill program …
HudBay ordered to give 777 records to Callinan (March 31, 2008)
A Manitoba court has ruled that HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) must provide Callinan Mines (CAA-V, CCNMF-O) with …
Sherritt offers $704M for Royal Utilities
Royal Utilities Income Fund (RU. UN-T) shares surged 20% after Sherritt International (S-T, SHERF-O) announced plans to buy out Canada’s largest thermal coal producer for $704 million.
Tahera puts itself on the block
Failing diamond miner Tahera Diamond( TAH-T, TAHEF-O), which has been under creditor protection since January, has put itself up for sale, hiring financial advisory firm Franklin Capital Partners to f…
NovaGold lines up US$95M note offering
VANCOUVER — After recently pulling the plug on a planned $130- million private placement due to “pricing conditions,” NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has now lined up a US$95-million convertible note…
China’s Tibet policies back on the front burner
The holiday-shortened week ended March 22, the twelfth trading week of 2008, was a time for most market participants to catch their collective breath after the tumultuous gyrations in the world’s stoc…
Following the money: Ringbolt Ventures makes potash play in Utah
With food and fertilizer prices at record highs, mineral exploration company Ringbolt Ventures (RBV-V) has spied an opportunity to make hay while the sun shines.
Starfield likes Ferguson Lake economics
The Ferguson Lake base metals project, in Nunavut, will likely post an internal rate of return of 27% based on current nickel and copper prices, Starfield Resources (SRU-T, SRFDF-O) says.
2007: A record year for mining mergers
VANCOUVER — Mining industry mergers and acquisitions soared to record levels in 2007, fuelled by a new corporate philosophy of “eat or be eaten,” plus an effort to stay competitive in the growing glo…