Champion, Red Back shareholders approve merger
Shareholders of Australian-listed Red Back Mining and Vancouver-based Champion Resources (CHA-V) have give the go-a…
Africa
Platinum price prompts SouthernEra asset split
With the price of platinum at heights not seen in over 20 years, SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) is considering split…
Wide massive sulphide zone hit at Bisha
Vancouver – The latest round of drill results from Nevsun Resources’ (NSU-T) Bisha project in Eritrea is increasing…
Resolute ready to reopen Syama (April 06, 2004)
Perth-based gold miner Resolute Mining has exercised an option to buy the majority interest in the Syama gold mine…
Rex shares tumble after leases axed (April 02, 2004)
Rex shares tumble after leases axedThe government of Sierra Leone has cancelled the diamond mining leases held…
Golden Star cuts new gold near Bogoso-Prestea
A first wave of rotary-air-blast drilling by Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) has returned some encouraging results fr…
Gold royalty likely to be shelved (March 30, 2004)
The government of South Africa is expected to scrap a proposed 3% royalty on revenue from gold mining companies wit…
Norilsk takes South African foothold (March 29, 2004)
Russia’s largest miner Norilsk Nickel has bought Anglo American’s (AAUK-Q) 20% stake in South African gold miner Go…
Tiomin secures port land
Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) has acquired a three-acre parcel of land on the south side of Mombasa harbour, advancing i…
Petrex mines sink Bema
Higher-than-expected costs at the Petrex mines in South Africa, combined with an unrealized US$13.4 million derivat…
Akrokeri-Ashanti Bonte
Akrokeri-Ashanti (AKR-V) shares had a penny, or 25% of value, carved away Friday after the company announced that i…
Anvil ready to dual-list in Canada (March 24, 2004)
Seeking a broader shareholder base, Australian-listed Anvil Mining has unveiled a restructuring scheme under which…