Northern Star to drill 30,000 metres at Midway-Malartic
Northern Star Mining (NSM-V) will begin a 30,000-metre drill program at its Midway-Malartic gold project near Val-d…
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Candorado keeping itself busy in B.C.
Candorado Operating (CDO-V) continues on its shopping spree in B.C. as it is now buying eight additional properties…
African Mining Conference draws masses
Cape Town, South Africa On strong commodity prices and a sustained bull market the 12th annual Mining Indaba conf…
Western Areas’ great deal
Reading the daily newspaper can bring big rewards. Just ask Julian Hanna. The managing director and chief e…
Pro-Spect-Or to acquire two James Bay uranium properties
Pro-Spect-Or Resources (PSR-V) has signed an agreement to acquire two uranium exploration properties in the James B…
Randgold Resources profits up in 2006
Mid-tier gold miner Randgold Resources (GOLD-Q, RRS-L) saw its earnings increase on higher gold prices and bigger p…
Imperial delivers knock out punch in bcMetals tussle
Vancouver Imperial Metals(III-T) looks to have delivered the knockout punch in the battle to acquire bcMetals (C…
Pit wall collapses at Geita
A slope failure in the southwest wall of the Nyankanga pit of AngloGold Ashanti’s (AU-N, AGD-L, AGG-A, ANG-J) Geita…
LME Warehouse Levels (February 05, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 29, 2006 (change from Jan. 22 in brackets):
De Beers uncovers Botswana’s riches
With deep pockets and unmatched experience in Botswana, De Beers is pushing ahead on its evaluation of the promising AK-6 kimberlite pipe, one of 31 known kimberlites covered by the Boteti project, a …
Zimbabwe’s desperate miners dig to escape poverty
Harare, Zimbabwe — The Zimbabwe government is struggling to contain a nationwide wave of illegal prospecting for precious minerals and metals that is threatening the viability of the already troubled…
Mano River toughs it out in Liberia
Mano River Resources (MNO-V, MNRVF-O) president Tom Elder describes the journey of bringing Liberia’s first significant gold mine into production as one of faith and persistence.