Harmony grabs South Deep stake
Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N) has taken a 29.2% stake in fellow South African miner Western Areas, co-owner of the So…
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Record Q4 and 2005 earnings for First Quantum
Vancouver – Soaring copper prices drove home the bottom line for First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L, FQVLF-O) enro…
Wading through troubled waters in Nigeria (March 09, 2006)
Bird flu, religious conflict and kidnappings of oil executives. You can forgive the average mining investor for ove…
Northwestern, North Atlantic pick up Niger ground
Two Toronto-based juniors have signed deals with the government of Niger for exploration permits in that country’s …
Galeno resource boost for Northern Peru Copper
Vancouver – A new resource estimate has been delivered to Northern Peru Copper (NOC-T, NPUCF-O), increasing the siz…
Tethyan tussle heats up (March 09, 2006)
The board of Aussie takeover target Tethyan Copper (TYCFF-O, TYC-A) is stepping back from earlier advice and urging…
Palmarejo cuts more gold and silver at La Patria
Vancouver – La Patria drilling continues to deliver good gold and silver values for Palmarejo Silver and Gold (PJO-…
Gabriel expects first gold pour in 2009
Vancouver – If ever a mineral deposit had the potential to transform an economically disadvantaged region, it’s th…
EuroZinc accelerates mine-site exploration at Neves-Corvo
Vancouver With new reserve and resource estimates in hand, EuroZinc Mining (EZM-T, EZM-X) has accelerated mine-si…
Miramar gets Nunavut review board OK for Doris North
Vancouver – Miramar Mining (MAE-T, MNG-X) has finally received the blessing of the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIR…
Odyssey tests copper-silver target at Alous
Vancouver The first hole of an ongoing drilling campaign by Odyssey Resources (ODX-V) has intersected 73 metres a…
Coeur d’Alene posts “all-time” record earnings
Vancouver A strategy to diversify to newer, low-cost gold and silver mines in foreign lands from aging high-cost …