Norilsk CEO freed from jail
Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNOD-L) CEO Mikhail Prokhorov was released by French police in early January after being held in jail for three days for his role in a suspected prostitution ring.
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Sample yields Greenland diamond haul for Hudson
Vancouver – Initial processing of a portion of Hudson Resources’ (HUD-V, HUDRF-O) 50-tonne mini-bulk sample from it…
Blackstone buys Xstrata stake in Norwegian nickel projects
Vancouver Blackstone Ventures (BLV-V) has struck a deal with Xstrata Nickel (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) to buy a basket of p…
UPDATE: Norilsk CEO freed from French jail
Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNOD-L) CEO Mikhail Prokhorov was released by French police on Jan. 12 after being held in…
Irish labour dispute delays Lundin shipments
Citing the impact of a labour dispute, Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC A) said it will be forced to delay some concentrat…
European Goldfields ups production in Greece
European Goldfields (EGU-T) is both ramping up production and adding years to the life of its Stratoni silver-zinc-…
Crew looks for savings from Newfoundland plant
Savings should be coming to Crew Gold (CRU-T, CRUG.PK-O) quicker than anticipated as refurbishments at its Nugget P…
Galantas eyes allure of certified Irish gold (December 25, 2006)
Vancouver — Hoping to draw on the allure of certified Irish gold, the Canadian operator of Northern Ireland’s first modern-day gold mine plans to earn a premium on prevailing market prices by brandin…
Editorial: Mining and CSR, Part II
In Part I last week, we began our look at how three high-profile accidents at Canadian-operated mines in the mid-1990s provoked fundamental changes in the Canadian mining industry, and focused on a sp…
Editorial: Mining and CSR, part II
In part I last week, we began our look at how three high-profile accidents at Canadian-operated mines in the mid-19…
Hudson delivers more Greenland diamonds
Vancouver — With another batch of diamonds from its Greenland drilling program, Hudson Resources (HUD-V, HUDRF-O) has once again upped the size of the largest stone found in the region to 0.122 carat…
Crew buys Nugget Pond for Nalunaq ore (November 27, 2006)
Crew Gold (CRU-T, CRUGF-O) has struck a deal to buy the dormant Nugget Pond gold mill in Newfoundland from New Island Resources (NIS-V, NIREF-O) so that it can process ore from its Nalunaq gold mine i…