Pro-Spect-Or to acquire two James Bay uranium properties
Pro-Spect-Or Resources (PSR-V) has signed an agreement to acquire two uranium exploration properties in the James B…
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Imperial delivers knock out punch in bcMetals tussle
Vancouver Imperial Metals(III-T) looks to have delivered the knockout punch in the battle to acquire bcMetals (C…
Claude sells Seabee royalty (February 05, 2007)
In return for $39.2 million in cash, Saskatoon, Sask.-based Claude Resources (CRJ-T, CGR-X) has struck a deal to sell a 10-year royalty on its operating Seabee gold mine in Saskatchewan to privately h…
Magma Metals drills PGEs at Thunder Bay
Drill holes by Australian junior Magma Metals (MMB-A) have confirmed mineralization at depth on its Thunder Bay North project in north-central Ontario.
Bema investor against Kinross takeover
Vancouver — Bema Gold’s (BGO-T, BGO-N) second-largest shareholder, Tradewinds Global Investors, says it will oppose the US$3.1-billion takeover offer by Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N ) because it underval…
Eastmain compares lonore South to promising Roberto zone
Results from recent trenching at the lonore South project in the James Bay region of Quebec show gold occurrences with some similarities to Goldcorp’s (G-T, GG-N) Roberto deposit, 12 km north.
Ecstall backs sweeter offer for Mantle
Vancouver — Ecstall Mining (EAM-V, ESMGF-O) is urging its shareholders to back a $22-million takeover bid from Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O), a move that should kickstart drilling on the Akie lea…
‘Not a one-hole wonder’
Alexis Minerals’ (AMC-V, AXSMF-O) latest drill results at its Lac Herbin property in Val d’Or, Que., have injected some gold fever into both management and shareholders.
BC eyeing $9.5B in mine development spending
Vancouver — British Columbia kicked off the most important conference on its mining calendar by predicting that the province will draw $9.5 billion in mine development spending in the next four years…
Editor’s Picks: Top stories of the week
The small club of global nickel miners was the top newsmaker during the week ended Feb. 2, 2007, with substantial d…
Teck Cominco mulling options for gold assets
Vancouver – With about 50% of its exploration budget devoted to copper, Teck Cominco (TEK.SV.B-T, TCKBF-O) is mull…
Update: Imperial has top bcMetals bid, Taseko in retreat
Vancouver – Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) has given up the high ground in the battle to acquire bcMetals (C-V, BMTLF-…