Western Canadian Coal proposes to NEMI
If the proposed merger between Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WTN-L) and NEMI Northern Energy and Mining (NNE.A-T) g…
Coal
Erdene Gold cozies with Xstrata
Vancouver — Erdene Gold (ERD-T, ERDGF-O) is getting closer to Swiss-based mining giant Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L), with a position on Erdene’s board going to the major…
Wading through troubled waters in Nigeria (March 09, 2006)
Bird flu, religious conflict and kidnappings of oil executives. You can forgive the average mining investor for ove…
Xstrata posts Las Bambas resource (March 01, 2006)
Drilling through to year-end at the Las Bambas copper-molybdenum deposit in Peru has allowed Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-…
Erdene Gold gets cozy with Xstrata
Vancouver – Erdene Gold’s (ERD-T, ERDGF-O) relationship with Swiss-based mining giant Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) is g…
Xstrata, Rainbow make empowerment deal on coal
Swiss mining house Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) and South African resource company African Rainbow Minerals (AGM-L, ARI…
Court ruling upholds coal-royalty agreement
Vancouver – The British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of International Royalty (IRC-T) and upheld the …
Ivanhoe plans publicly-listed coal company
Vancouver – Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) is planning on spinning out its Mongolian coal assets into a new, p…
Harper cancels sale of Ridley Terminals
Vancouver Stephen Harper, Canada’s newly elected Prime Minister, and David Emerson, his newly appointed Internati…
Editorial: All OK at K2
January opened with a dozen miners’ deaths stemming from a too-little, too-late response to an explosion at the Sag…
Anglo closes coal deal with Hillsbororough
Vancouver – Anglo Coal, a division of diversified miner Anglo American (AAL-L), has secured a foothold in Western …
Cline aims for 2007 start at Lodgepole and Lossan
Vancouver – Based on a newly completed feasibility study, Cline Mining (CMK-T) estimates it will cost US$154.8 mil…