Short Position Report (August 22, 2006)
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Condor hatches more results
Aurelian Resources (ARU-V, AUREF-O) has delivered another pair of long intervals of high-grade gold from its Fruta …
Osisko up on results from the Abitibi
Osisko Exploration’s (OSK-T) latest drill results from its Canadian Malartic gold property sent the company’s share…
Xstrata sacks Pannell, Regent (August 21, 2006)
Swiss-based Xstrata (XTA-L) did not waste anytime gutting Falconbridge (FL-T, FL-N) management after winning the ta…
AngloGold Ashanti responds to BBC report
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Boddington gets the green light
On care and maintenance since the last of the oxide reserves were mined out at the end of 2001, the Boddington gold mine in Australia received the go-ahead earlier this year for a US$1.35-US$1.5 billi…
Suppliers News (August 20, 2006)
Finning continues hot streak with strong quarter…
Court backs Shahuindo arbitration
The Civil Court of Lima has issued an injunction ordering Minera Algamarca and Exploraciones Algamarca to return the Shahuindo silver-gold mining concession in Peru to Sulliden Resources (SUE-T, EXSDF…
Golden era unfolding
With second-quarter results rolling in from the big gold miners, we’re seeing a refreshing and long-anticipated new trend: companies large and small are once again making money mining gold….
TVI reaps gains at Canatuan
The road to production has not been easy for TVI Pacific (TVI-T, TVIPF-O), which began production at its most advanced asset, the Canatuan mine in the Philippines, in mid-2004. Opposition from environ…
Plot thickens in battle for Inco
Brazilian iron ore giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) (RIO-N) has turned up the heat in the battle for control of Inco (N-T, N-N) with an all-cash bid of $86.00 per share….
Nunavut’s Pelly Bay area shows diamond potential
A new kimberlite camp is emerging in the Canadian Arctic as Indicator Minerals (IME-V) has discovered several large, pipe-like kimberlite bodies during a summer drilling campaign on the Darby project…