Gold Fields eyes Bear Lake’s assets
Gold Fields (GFI-N) has signalled interest to acquire a majority stake in Bear Lake Gold’s (BLG-V) early stage exploration assets, driving shares of the Ontario-focused junior up 50% on April 10.
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AuRico adds third mine to its portfolio
AuRico Gold (AUQ-T) has added another mine to Kirkland Lake’s heritage.
Allana pumps up potash resource at Dallol
Toronto-based explorer Allana Potash (AAA-T) took a step closer to -releasing a bankable feasibility study on its Dallol potash project in Ethiopia when it released an updated resource estimate to kick off May.
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Freeport in eye of Indonesia’s nationalization storm
The world’s largest, publicly traded copper producer, Phoenix-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N), is standing tough in the face of simmering labour turmoil and nationalization overtures aimed at its Grasberg…
More hot water for Baja Mining
Without additional funding by mid-June, the advanced-stage Boleo project in Mexico will be suspended, Baja Mining (BAJ-T) has warned shareholders. The announcement comes two weeks after the company declared a 22% increase in funding…
Commentary: Canadian miners’ ability to attract talent takes hit
The March 2012 federal budget in Canada sent shockwaves through the nation’s resource sectors when it announced the scheduled phase-out of the overseas employment tax credit (OETC) by 2016. Now, Canadian mining and metals companies…
Editorial: Blood diamond victims get some justice
Another sad chapter in Africa’s modern history has come to a close. The former Liberian President Charles Taylor was convicted by the United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague of aiding and abetting war crimes in…
El Morro hits a road bump
Following the Chilean Supreme Court’s move to temporarily suspend the environmental permit for the El Morro copper-gold project, an analyst says the project should be shelved until the next decade.
B2 Gold shows faith in Calibre
B2Gold (BTO)-T will help finance Calibre Mining’s (CXB-V) exploration activities in Nicaragua by purchasing 20 million Calibre units for $5 million in cash.
Colt hunts gold and tungsten in Portugal
Montreal-based junior explorer Colt Resources (GTP-V) has focused on a few different projects since it hit the TSX Venture Exchange last February, but its eye has always been on Portugal.