Great Basin breaks ground at Burnstone
South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Energy has granted Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBN-X) a pair of new order pr…
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Aurora Energy hits new uranium zone at Jacques Lake
Vancouver – An aggressive drill campaign by Aurora Energy Resources (AXU-T, AUEGF-O) on its Central Mineral Belt (C…
Centerra cuts Kumtor forecast
Centerra Gold (CG-T, CAGDF-O) expects to produce up to 17% fewer ounces than originally planned from its Kumtor min…
Asia Gold shares down on results from Bulgaria
Asia Gold’s (ASG-V) drill results from its Tashlaka Hill project in southeastern Bulgaria were delivered to the mar…
CanAlaska partners with Mitsubishi on West McArthur uranium
Vancouver – CanAlaska Ventures (CVV-V, CVVLF-O) has landed Mitsubishi Development as an exploration partner on its …
Stornoway, Rio change break fee (September 05, 2006)
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T, SWYDF-O) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) have agreed to changes in their lock-up agre…
Anatolia recharges treasury for pler development
Vancouver – Anatolia Minerals Development (ANO-T, ALIAF-O) has lined up a $61.5-million financing to fund developme…
Nikos funds search for gold in former Soviet Union
Vancouver – A search for multi-million-ounce gold deposits in the former Soviet Union will be funded by Nikos Expl…
Blue Pearl aims for top tier of world’s moly producers
Vancouver — A US$575-million takeover of privately held Thompson Creek Metals sets the stage for Blue Pearl Mining…
Banking on Boka
Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O), a junior with nine years of Chinese exploration experience under its belt, is aggressively advancing the Boka gold project in the Yunnan province of China thro…
Ashton rejects Stornoway offer
The board at Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T, AMCFF-O) has rejected the takeover bid for the company made by Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T, SWYDF-O), and is talking to other possible bidders to get a better…
Strong retail demand offsets challenging rough diamond market
Despite difficult trading conditions in the rough diamond market during the first half of 2006, demand for diamond jewelry at the retail consumer level has remained vibrant, with an estimated growth o…