Taseko shrugs (January 11, 2011)
Taseko Mines’ (TKO-T, TGB-X) may have been knocked down by the Federal government’s ruling against its Prosperity mine, but that doesn’t mean the company has been knocked-out.
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Venture dips in first week of 2011
Vancouver – The shortened first week of trading in the New Year saw the S&P TSX Venture Exchange experience a slight hangover after the holiday rally, down 62.46 points between January 4 and 7 to end the period at 2225.39 points.
TSX pulls back as gold falls over Jan. 4-7 trading period
The resource-heavy TSX closed out its first week of the New Year for a loss as commodity prices pulled back from record territory on generally positive U.S. economic news that sent gold into a tailspin. However, by the end of the week, stocks…
Coalspur develops Vista project in Alberta
Four months after he was hired as managing director and chief executive of Coalspur Mines (cpt-t, cpl-a) Gene Wusaty was still working out of his home and a local coffee shop in Calgary and putting business expenses on his personal credit card.
NSGold to revive Nova Scotia gold camp
Newly listed NSGold (nsx-v) is determined to make a name for itself in the historic gold camps of Nova Scotia.The junior recently wrapped up a $750,000-exploration drilling campaign on the Mooseland gold project, 110 km by paved highway…
Ogden looks golden to Metals Creek
More significant results from the drill at the Ogden gold project in Timmins, Ont., had Metals Creek Resources (mek-v) climbing higher. The results came out of the company’s ongoing 2,500-metre drill program and included a highlight intercept…
Shear rolls back shares, changes name
At the opening bell on Dec. 30, 2010, Shear Minerals began trading on a consolidated basis under the new name of Shear Diamonds (srm-v).At the company’s recent annual meeting, shareholders and the board of directors approved a 10-to-1 rollback…
Battle for Baffinland heats up
Revised offers in the dwindling hours of 2010 from both Nunavut Iron Ore Acquisition and global steel giant ArcelorMittal (mt-n) for junior Baffinland Iron Mines (bim-t) have grabbed the headlines in the first week of 2011. Nunavut Iron Ore,…
Key 2010 trends in oil and gas deals
Oil and gas deals in the exploration and production (E&P) sector reached US$73 billion in the last quarter of 2010 with deals for the year totaling US$238 billion, compared with US$151 billion in 2009. The total deal value in Q4 2010 is…
People (January 10, 2011)
Alcoa – Russell Wisor retired as VP of government affairs; Keith Walton appointed VP of government affairs.Anfield Nickel – Donald Shumka appointed a director.Bear Creek Mining – Frank Tweddle appointed a director.Bowmore Exploration – Richard…
Positive study for Canada Lithium
Canada’s most advanced lithium project took a big step closer to production in mid-December when Canada Lithium (clq-t) produced a positive feasibility study for its Quebec Lithium project near Val d’Or, Que. The study found the deposit at…
NovaGold makes run at Copper Canyon partner (January 10, 2011)
Just days before Christmas, NovaGold Resources (ng-t, ng-x) has surprised Copper Canyon Resources (cpy-v) by announcing plans to make an unsolicited takeover bid for the company and its 40% interest in the Copper Canyon copper-gold project in…