Rio Tinto boosts its Ashton stake
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) has boosted its stake in diamond explorer Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) via a $4.5 milli…
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Barrick and Placer exchange jabs
The emerging punch and counter-punch routine between Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) and Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) con…
Palmarejo hits additional gold-silver (November 30, 2005)
Vancouver – Palmarejo Gold’s (PJO-V, PMJOF-O) drill program on its namesake gold-silver project, in the Temoris Dis…
Delayed reaction sends Exeter shares up
Exeter Resource (XRC-V) is catching on with investors more than two weeks after drill results from its Argentinian …
Who else is going to bring you a Broken Hammer? (November 30, 2005)
Sudbury, Ont.-based explorer Wallbridge Mining (WM-T) has unveiled the first resource estimate for the Broken Hamme…
De Beers aims to settles U.S. suits
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey has given preliminarily approval to Anglo American …
Baffinland jumps on Mitsubishi investment (November 30, 2005)
Mitsubishi (MSBHY-O) has agreed to subscribe to a private placement of shares in Baffinland Iron Mines (BIM-V) in e…
Anglo funds more work at Solitario’s Pedra Branca
Vancouver Internal scoping studies have prompted Anglo American Platinum (AAPTY-L) to fund another round of explo…
Minera Andes expands Los Azules
Vancouver A preliminary agreement with a copper unit of Xstrata (XTA-L) gives Minera Andes (MAI-T) rights to own …
Managem trims its Semafo stake
Moroccan mining group Managem has agreed to sell a large portion of its 52% stake in Montreal-based gold miner Sema…
CVRD secures control of Canico
Vancouver Diversified Brazilian miner Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) has acquired 42.1 million shares of Canic…
Strongbow shoots up market
Strongbow Exploration’s (SBW-V) surge up the market comes a day after releasing drill results from its partly owned…