Petra Diamonds and Mano River propose merger
Vancouver Though still subject to due diligence and various approvals, Petra Diamonds (PDL-A, PDL-L) plans to mer…
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Miners look to Latin America
Arequipa, Peru — Oscar Gonzalez, chief executive of
Codelco facing tough decisions
Santiago, Chile — These are good times for Chile’s national copper company
Renaissance of the Athabasca basin
As we approach the 40th anniversary of the first major, high-grade uranium discoveries of the 1960s in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, a unique resurgence is taking place….
Stars align for Equinox
Timing is never everything in mining, but it is essential for success….
LME Warehouse Levels (October 03, 2005)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 26, 2005 (change from Sept. 19 in brackets):…
Royalty financing — old is new again
Denver, Colo. — Most people affiliated with the mining industry know how large a modern project can be. The size and scope, the technical know-how, and even the equipment, all serve as tangible evide…
Improving mine valuation
The mining industry is actively searching for better quantitative methods of assessing project uncertainty, managing the effects of uncertainty resolution, and the impact it has on project value….
Falconbridge extinguishes Xstrata’s creeping takeover (October 03, 2005)
Facing a possible creeping takeover by Swiss-based miner
People (October 03, 2005)
Crystallex rides out hurricane Hugo
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Boleo economics meet hurdle (October 03, 2005)
A preliminary economic study on the Boleo base metal deposit in the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico, shows the project is attractive enough to justify a final feasibility study….