Cliffs Natural Resources Inc
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MERGER: Cliffs up offer for Spider Resources
CLEVELAND and MONTREAL – Last week Cliffs Natural Resources upped its all-cash offer for Spider Resources to $…
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MERGER: KWG, Spider enter into definitive business combination agreement
In an attempt to thwart a hostile bid from Cliffs Natural Resources of Cleveland, OH, Toronto-based Spider Res…
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CHROMITE FIGHT: Ownership of Big Daddy at centre of tug-of-war
ONTARIO – When the initial 43-101 report in May 2010 put the chromite grade for the Big Daddy deposit in the R…
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CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVE: New Bloom Lake mine reflects positive outlook for iron ore
Iron ore mining lacks the glamour of gold mining, but without it no aspect of our lives would be the same. Con…
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CHROME RESOURCES: First Big Daddy numbers put grade near 40% chromite
ONTARIO – The initial resource estimate for the Big Daddy chromite deposit in the James Bay Lowlands or Ring o…
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ABORIGINAL CONSULTATION: First Nations block airstrips near Ring of Fire
ONTARIO — Complaining about the lack of consultation prior to development activities, First Nations grou…
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CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE: Interest in Noront, Freewest continues to heat up
The fight for what may be North America’s biggest chromite deposit is heating up. Last week in this space we w…
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CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE: Calling in the (American) cavalry
In mid-October 2009 Noront Resources of Toronto launched an all-share, $90-million takeover bid for Freewest R…
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RAILROAD ENGINEERING: KWG planning 350-km rail link to Ring of Fire
ONTARIO — KWG Resources of Montreal subsidiary Canada Chrome has engaged Krech Ojard & Associates of…
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CANADIAN MINING PERSPECTIVES: Greenhouse gas registry a reality
The fear of global warming drives a great deal of public debate these days. The release of greenhouse gases (GHG) i…
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IRON ORE INVESTMENT – Consolidated Thompson loses bid for Wabush mine
LABRADOR – DOFASCO has exercised its 90-day option to buy out its partners in the Wabush Mines iron ore joint ventu…
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IRON ORE MINE – Wabush Mines interest sold to Consolidated Thompson
LABRADOR – Toronto-based CONSOLIDATED THOMPSON IRON MINES has struck a deal to buy a majority interest in the Wabus…