AMEC lands Potash Corp. contract
International engineering and project management company, AMEC (AMEC-L) has been awarded a contract with Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) at the company’s Rocanville potash mine in Saskatch…
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Aurelian enlists Redpath, Cartellone for mine planning
Ecuador-focused company Aurelian Resources (ARU-T, AUREF-O) has announced a joint venture between mine contractors Redpath Group and Jose Cartellone Construcciones Civiles will provide construction pl…
SGS acquires Wamtech
Global certification experts SGS has acquired geochemistry technology provider Wamtech.
Gold tops US$1,000 per oz.
The week ended March 15, the eleventh trading week of 2008, was capped by a powerful rally in gold prices stemming from the political and market tumult rippling out from world’s financial centre in Lo…
Silver Standard boosts Snowfield gold tally (March 24, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) has significantly increased gold resources at its Snowfield project, located 40 km north of Stewart, B. C.
Diamonds North rises on Tuktu results;Diamonds North rises on Tuktu results
VANCOUVER — High initial diamond counts from additional pipes at Diamonds North Resources’ (DDN-V, DDNFF-O) Tuktu kimberlite cluster on its Amaruk property, Nunavut, gave the gem hunter a significant…
Gold-Ore boosts Bjorkdal resource (March 24, 2008)
Gold-Ore Resources (GOZ-V, GREXF-O) has more than doubled gold ounces in the measured and indicated category at its Bjorkdal mine in Sweden.
Sierra Leone yields early results for Cream Minerals
Cream Minerals (CMA-V, CRMXF-O) has netted 46 diamonds in the first four days of operations on its Sewa River exploration licence in Sierra Leone.
Peak Gold earns $14.6M in first year
After buying two operating mines in April last year, Peak Gold (PIK-V, PIKGF-O) raked in net earnings of US$14.6 million, or 3 per share, for the thirteen months ended Dec. 31, 2007.
Diavik sees boost in reserves
RIO, HARRY WINSTON TO GO UNDERGROUND AT NWT DIAMOND MINE
ATW picks up another Aussie gold mine
VANCOUVER — Five months after buying the Burnakura gold mine in the goldfields of Western Australia, ATW Venture (ATW-V, ATWVF-O) is picking up another past-producing operation just 300 km away: the …
Minco Gold releases resource for Changkeng
Drive for half an hour southwest of Guangzhou — China’s fourth-largest city of 13 million people, across the border from Hong Kong — and you’ll come across the Changkeng gold project, where Minco Go…