Goldbelt to grab Barricks West African assets
Vancouver – Goldbelt Resources (GLD-V, GLDRF-O) has entered an agreement to acquire all the exploration assets of B…
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Paladin increasing its stake in Australia
Paladin Resources (PDN-T, PDN-A) is looking to increase its bet on the future of uranium mining in Australia.Af…
Randgold tops 2005 profits
Mid-tier gold miner Randgold Resources (GOLD-Q, RRS-L) saw its earnings increase on higher gold prices and bigger production numbers in 2006.
New study for Selkirk
LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LIM-A, LOR-L) is ready to move to a full feasibility study on the Selkirk nickel-copper deposit in eastern Botswana following prefeasibility work that indicated a …
Impala launches Afplats bid (February 26, 2007)
Impala Platinum (IMPUY-O, IPLA-L, IMPO-J) has made a takeover bid for junior platinum developer African Platinum (AFRPF-O, APP-L), valuing the company at 297 million (US$579 million).
Editor’s picks: top stories of the week (February 25, 2007)
In week notable for new record, nominal highs for uranium and nickel prices, it was organized labour action in the …
Golden Star shines on Global Gold Index (February 22, 2007)
Stronger gold prices this year are lifting many a gold miner, but Golden Star Resources (GSC-T, GSS-X) has been out…
Tough year for De Beers
Diamond producers were faced with a challenging rough market in 2006, however, demand at the retail consumer level remained solid across the world, with an estimated growth of somewhere between 4% and…
Egypt wants role on global mining stage
While the recent trend in some developing countries has been to decry foreign direct investment and increase state control over mineral assets, Egypt seems to be moving in the opposite direction.
Sunridge puts numbers to Eritrean massive sulphides (February 19, 2007)
Resource estimates for Sunridge Gold (SGC-V, SGCNF-O) on its Debarwa and Adi Nefas massive sulphide projects in central Eritrea show a significant supergene copper concentration.
SXR moves to acquire UrAsia (February 19, 2007)
SXR Uranium One (SXR-T, SXR-J) has offered to take over UrAsia Energy (UUU-V, UUU-L) to create a $5-billion uranium company that would have early production from Australia and South Africa, and advanc…
African mining conference draws masses
Cape Town, South Africa — On strong commodity prices and a sustained bull market, the opening day of the 12th annual Mining Indaba conference attracted more than 4,000 delegates to hear about the ong…