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Canada
Editorial: Boyd and Scherkus build Agnico-Eagle into powerhouse
No company better embodies the spirit of Canada’s plucky gold mining sector today than Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle Mines, with its technical competence, unshakeable faith in gold, independent streak, a…
Hawthorne looks for new flagship
Hawthorne Gold (HGC-V) and Cusac Gold Mines (CQC-V, CUSIF-N) have agreed to merge the two companies into one, bigge…
Maximus confirms gold and silver-rich zone at Hope Bay, Nunavut
Results from its 2007 drilling program in the Hope Bay gold belt of Nunavut have yielded significant gold and silve…
Northern Energy & Mining will reduce stake in Peace River Coal
NEMI Northern Energy & Mining (NNEa-T) is in a relatively strong financial position with working capital of C$9.7 m…
TNM’s 2007 mining persons of the year: Agnico-Eagle’s Boyd and Scherkus
No company better embodies the spirit of Canada’s plucky gold mining sector today than Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle M…
Sanatana jumps on kimberlite results (December 24, 2007)
Vancouver — The first results from Sanatana Diamonds’ (STA-V) Dharma kimberlite pipe in the Northwest Territories sparked a storm of trading in the usually quiet junior, boosting its share price 416%…
Editorial: BHP Billiton pitches mega-bid
After a furious few months of mergers-and-acquisitions activity, the mining industry stopped to catch its breath during the week ended Dec. 15, the fiftieth trading week of 2007.
Mine life, costs grow at Hard Creek’s Turnagain
Vancouver — An updated preliminary assessment for Hard Creek Nickel’s (HNC-V, HNCKF-O) Turnagain nickel deposit in northern British Columbia points to the economic potential of an open-pit operation …
Western Cdn Coal lines up $40M
Vancouver — In urgent need of dollars, Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WTN-L) has completed a $40-million financing to avert a cash crunch following its recent quarterly loss of almost $44 million.
Good gold grades from Northgate’s Young-Davidson (December 21, 2007)
Vancouver – As if to offset its setback at Kemess North, Northgate Minerals (NGX-V) is pulling strong gold grades o…
Knight intersects 2.72% nickel over 7.3 metres at West Raglan
Knight Resources (KNP-V) reported the final 11 holes from its 2007 drill program today from its West Raglan nickel …