Teck Cominco posts $504-million profit in Q3
Vancouver – Robust commodity prices continued to fuel Teck Cominco’s (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) revenue engine, delivering st…
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Midway drilling pushes Spring Valley north
Vancouver — Drilling by Midway Gold (MDW-V, MDWGF-O) on the North Hill target at its Spring Valley project in northwestern Nevada has hit a new zone of gold mineralization.
Laramide tables La Jara Mesa uranium resource (October 30, 2006)
Vancouver — Uranium-focused explorer Laramide Resources (LAM-T, LMRXF-O) has delivered a resource estimate for its La Jara Mesa project located in the Grant’s mineral district of southern New Mexico.
Full Metal cuts silver in Alaska
Vancouver — Full Metal Minerals’ (FMM-V, FLMTF-O) initial drill hole on the LWM prospect at its 40 Mile property in eastern Alaska has intersected a near-surface interval of silver-rich massive sulph…
Queenstake trimming fat at Jerritt Canyon (October 30, 2006)
Vancouver — Looking to garner greater market respect, Queenstake Resources (QRL-T, QEE-X) is moving to slash production costs at its Jerritt Canyon mining complex in northeastern Nevada and will look…
Barrick extends NovaGold bid, again
Vancouver — Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has again extended its takeover bid for NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X), pushing back the expiry date for the offer until Oct. 24.
Midway drilling pushes Spring Valley northwards
Vancouver – Drilling by Midway Gold (MDW-V, MDWGF-O) on the North Hill target at its Spring Valley project in north…
Barrick extends NovaGold bid
Vancouver – Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has again extended its takeover bid for NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X), pu…
Editorial: Kimberley in America — three years on
More than three years into the international adoption of the Kimberley process for the tracking and certification o…
Kinross completes Crown takeover (October 09, 2006)
Shareholders of Crown Resources (CRCE-O) have voted in favour of the acquisition of Crown by Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N)….
Editorial: NovaGold, Barrick edging towards year-long stalemate (October 09, 2006)
It’s easy to tell that metal prices are high and the stakes are getting even higher as we witness all the acrimony brewing between some of mining’s top CEOs….
Newmont readies market for shortfalls
Vancouver — The world’s second-largest gold producer, Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N), has given notice that bullion output from its mines will temporarily decline until it can bring new development pr…