Editor’s Picks: Back Slapping Galore
An unabashedly good news story right here in Canada highlighted the week ended May 26, the twenty-first trading week of 2007.
United States
Nevada Copper digging deep at Pumpkin Hollow (June 01, 2007)
Vancouver – Ten-month old Nevada Copper (NCU-V) is pushing hard to explore its Pumpkin Hollow project in southweste…
Freegolds Almaden drilling cuts deeper, higher grades
Vancouver – The latest batch of deep drill holes from Freegold Ventures’ (ITF-T, FGOVF-O) Almaden project in west-c…
Barrick Suing Golden Wonder Operator Over Ore Shipment
Claiming that operators salted samples of ore shipped to the Goldstrike mine in Nevada, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has filed suit against Au Mining, former leasehold operator of the Golden Wonder gol…
Editor’s Picks: in the Concrete Jungle, Lionore Doesn’t Sleep Tonight
Merger and acquisition activity once again topped the mining news of the week ended May 19, the twentieth trading week of 2007, as the battle over nickel miner LionOre Mining International intensified…
Great Basin doubles Nevada gold estimate
Vancouver — After 16,750 metres of underground drilling, Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBN-X) has announced their Holli…
Denison posts loss in first quarter (May 21, 2007)
Higher operating costs left Denison Mines (DML-T, DNN-X) with a loss in the first quarter of 2007, despite high uranium prices.
Barrick suing Golden Wonder operator over ore shipment
Claiming that operators salted samples of ore shipped to the Goldstrike mine in Nevada, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-…
Alcoa Bids for Alcan
A meaty hostile offer has been tabled; now let the politics begin. On May 7, U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa (AA-N) unveiled a cash-and-share bid for Canada’s largest mining company, Alcan (AL-T, AL-N), in …
U.S. Silver Adds Ounces at Galena
U.S. Silver (USA-V) is boosting silver reserves and resources at its Galena mine complex, near Wallace, in Idaho’s famed Silver Valley.
Black Pearl denied drill depths and loses market ground
Black Pearl Minerals (BLK-V) saw its shares tumble after announcing what results it had from two drill holes that w…
Alcoa bids for Alcan
A meaty hostile offer has been tabled; now let the politics begin. On May 7, U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa (AA-N) unvei…