Iamgold bids for Euro Ressources
In a move to cut cash costs, mid-tier gold producer Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) is making a cash bid for Euro Ressources…
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Spurred on in China (August 29, 2008)
Spur Ventures’ (SVU-T, SPVEF-O) Chinese odyssey began back in 1996 when the company’s mining-focused founders saw p…
Hathor hits homerun with first summer assays
Vancouver – After almost three months of promising scintillometer results, Hathor Exploration (HAT-V) released the …
DRC official sounds sour note
Words from the mouth of an official of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mines ministry were anything but music to…
Rubicon rises on Red Lake results
Vancouver – Another set of bonanza intercepts from the Phoenix gold project in Red Lake, Ontario, added 38% to Rubi…
Olympus Pacific goes it alone (August 28, 2008)
Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-T) is debt-free with about C$16 million in the bank. But when the junior Canadian g…
Gold Reserve rebuffs Rusoro’s advance (August 27, 2008)
Vancouver – With a letter to Gold Reserve (GRZ-T) suggesting a friendly merger, Rusoro Mining (RML-V) made another …
Areva scores with Jordan
Areva appears to have won the latest round of high-stakes international competition in the nuclear industry.Jorda…
HudBay Minerals files resource on Lalor Lake
Lalor Lake has the potential to become HudBay Minerals’ (HBM-T) next mine in the Flin Flon greenstone belt of Manit…
Obituary: George W. Sander
George Wolfgang Sander, founder of one of Canada’s most successful geophysics surveying companies, passed away peac…
Taca Taca cha-cha: Rio returns option to Lumina (August 26, 2008)
Vancouver – After drilling six holes Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) has passed the buck again on Taca Taca, giving its op…
Inmet and Petaquilla Copper make nice
Inmet Mining’s (IMN-T) dream of taking Petaquilla Copper (PTC-T) out of the picture and thereby clearing its path t…