INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (May 19, 2008)
Australia (A$) May 13 May 6 Change Bendigo Mining 0.29 0.30 -0.01 Centamin Egypt 1.38 1.39 -0.01 Croesus Mining 0.04 0.28 0.00 Kingsgate Cons. 5.30 5.00 0.30 Lion Sel…
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Same recipe, different dish: Rio Alto CEO sticks to the script with La Arena purchase
With its planned acquisition of Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) La Arena copper-gold project, Rio Alto Mining’s president and chief executive Alex Black has signalled he’s ready to again make his mark on min…
Galway looks to improve Victorio economics (May 19, 2008)
Galway Resources (GWY-V, GWYRF-O) is using the recommendations from a scoping study on its Victorio molybdenum-tungsten project, in New Mexico, to improve the economics of the project in a prefeasibil…
Western Bushveld has more to give to Platinum Group
Platinum Group Metals (PTM-T, PLG-X) picked a good time to release its first resource for one of the projects on its joint-ventured Western Bushveld property in South Africa.
Newmac pulls more deep moly at Crazy Fox
VANCOUVER — Newmac Resources’ (NER-V, NEWRF-O) continued efforts at the Crazy Fox molybdenum project, in central B. C., are paying off with long mineralized intercepts.
China investing big in Africa (May 19, 2008)
China continues in its race to secure mineral resources in Africa, with a plan to invest more than US$9 billion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Gemcom taken out by private equity firms for $180M
VANCOUVER–In a commodity supercycle, it pays to remember that mining companies don’t go it alone. Without support and supplies from a whole range of companies, from equipment manufacturers to archite…
Mustang moves on Maskwa feasibility
A prefeasibility study for Mustang Minerals’ (MUM-V, MSMGF-O) Maskwa open-pit nickel project, in Manitoba, proposes building a 2,750-tonne-per-day open-pit mine that would produce an average of 9.2 mi…
Equinox poised to produce uranium by 2010 (May 19, 2008)
VANCOUVER — A positive feasibility study has given Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQMIF-O) the confidence it needed to add a uranium recovery facility to its production- ready Lumwana copper in Zambia.
From Los Alamos to the rock face (May 19, 2008)
A new diamond technology developed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico has promising applications in drilling and cutting tools for the mining industry.
METALS COMMENTARY (May 19, 2008)
Amid capital market turbulence, the global metals sector has seen a rush of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and will continue to do so, according to a new report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers (P…
PEOPLE (May 19, 2008)
Alcoa– Michael Schell appointed VP of business development and law; Klaus Kleinfield appointed president and CEO.