Bayswater-Kilgore combo broadens uranium portfolio
Vancouver – Marriage plans for Bayswater Uranium (BAY-V, BAYFF-O) and Kilgore Minerals (KAU-V, KLGRF-O) looks to cr…
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Coeur dealt blow in Kensington ruling
Vancouver – Coeur dAlene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) was hit with an appeals court ruling that effectively nullified perm…
Trigon to acquire six Utah uranium mines (March 19, 2007)
Vancouver — Broadening its foray into the uranium field, the recently renamed Trigon Uranium (TEL-V, TELWF-O) is moving to grab six past-producing uranium mines in the White Canyon mining district of…
Denison studying open pits at McClean, Hairhan
While chewing on two acquisitions, Denison Mines (DML-T, DNMIF-O) is digesting new resource estimates for the McClean Lake and Hairhan uranium deposits in Saskatchewan and Mongolia, respectively.
Freeport, Phelps deal wins vote
Shareholders of Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold (FCX-N) and Phelps Dodge (PD-N) have voted in favour of the propos…
NovaGold gets Alaska permit boost
Vancouver — NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) says the U.S. government is reinstating a key permit for its Rock Creek gold mine in Alaska, a project that the company hopes to have in production by the …
Quadra rolls out 2006 profit
Vancouver — Improved performance at its flagship Robinson copper-gold mine near Ely, Nev., propelled Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O) to deliver net earnings of US$54.7 million in last year’s final qua…
PDAC award latest for Rebagliatis
Vancouver — When Ross Rebagliati won the first Olympic Gold medal for snowboarding in Nagano back in 1998, he was merely showing a competitive streak that appears to run in his family.
Barrick brings Ruby Hill back to life (March 12, 2007)
Following a successful restart of operations, Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) Ruby Hill mine in Nevada poured its first gold in February.
Royal Gold picks up Battle Mountain
Royal Gold (RGL-T, RGLD-Q) has made a friendly takeover bid for small royalty and exploration company Battle Mounta…
Trigon to acquire six Utah uranium mines (March 07, 2007)
Vancouver – Broadening its foray into the uranium field, the recently remonikered Trigon Uranium (TEL-V, TELWF-O) i…
NEPA process a litigation gauntlet
Vancouver — Anti-mining activists in the United States carry briefcases instead of placards these days, and are racking up victories through the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) — the federa…