Lonmin ready to take over AfriOre
Platinum producer Lonmin (LNMIF-O, LMI-L) has reached a binding agreement to acquire AfriOre (AFO-T) in an all-cash…
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Editorial: Global hunt for minerals kicks into overdrive (November 14, 2006)
Endless cycles of expansion and contraction — so much of what we experience in the world fits into these neat, pul…
Queenstake disappoints with US$8.1-million Q3 loss
Vancouver – Reduced gold output coupled with higher commodity and labour costs pushed Queenstake Resources (QRL-T, …
Record Q3 gold output for Glencairn
While able to celebrate record third-quarter revenue and gold production, Glencairn Gold (GGG-T, GGG-X) still manag…
Pacific Ridge results send shares down
Pacific Ridge Exploration (PEX-V) and project partner Kaminak Gold (KAM-V) have their final 2006 drilling program r…
Metallica, Xstrata upgrade El Morro copper-gold resource (November 13, 2006)
Metallica Resources (MR-T, MRB-X) has announced a substantial upgrading of its La Fortuna copper-gold deposit at it…
ESO Uranium raises funds
ESO Uranium (ESO-V) is diluting share value to raise funds to further exploration at its Canadian projects. Van…
Cameco settles contracts at McArthur River, Key Lake
Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) has settled contract negotiations with about 400 unionized employees at its McArthur River an…
Forest Gate gains some traction in Fort la Corne
Forest Gate Resources (FGT-V) has found diamonds on its West Side property in the Fort la Corne area of Saskatche…
‘Everybody wins’ at Capstone’s Cozamin reopening (November 13, 2006)
Zacetecas, Mexico — Just three years after acquiring the past-producing Cozamin property on the outskirts of this historic city, Capstone Mining (CS-T, CSFFF-O) has officially opened an expanded and …
Clifford new ICMM chair
Rio Tinto (RTP-N) chief executive Leigh Clifford was appointed chair of the International Council on Mining & Metals ICMM. He succeeds Newmont Mining CEO Wayne Murdy.
Apogee hits silver-zinc near La Solucion in Bolivia
Apogee Minerals (APE-V, AGEEF-O) had good news from the ground recently, hitting high-grade silver-zinc mineralization near its La Solucion mine — and from the Bolivian government, which backed off f…