Newmont officials out of jail, on probation (October 25, 2004)
The five officials of Newmont Minahasa Raya arrested in Jakarta over allegations of pollution will be released from…
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Inco to go ahead with Goro (October 19, 2004)
Inco (N-T) will proceed with construction at the Goro nickel-laterite project in New Caledonia, following a review…
LionOre bids for Australian nickel producer
A friendly bid from LionOre Mining International (LIM-T) is offering A$285 million for Australian nickel producer M…
High gold grades pulled from lavas of Mt. Penck
Vancouver High gold grades from drillcore on the Mt. Penck property are providing encouragement to partners New G…
BHP to buy back shares
Laden with cash, mining giant BHP Billiton has announced it will return up to US$2 billion to its shareholders, inc…
Newmont to stay in Indonesia despite arrests (October 05, 2004)
Although five executives of a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining (NMC-T) were recently arrested in Jakarta o…
BHP Billiton lands US$3.2 billion contract
BHP Billiton (BHP-N) has negotiated iron ore sales commitments from four Chines steel mills that have a possible U…
Tri-Origin targets Aussie massive sulphide
Tri Origin Exploration’s (TRO-V) 51.1%-owned Australian subsidiary, Tri Origin Minerals, is launching a new explora…
Widespread gold found beyond proposed Sorowar pit
Vancouver – Reverse circulation drilling by newly evolved junior gold explorer, Simberi Gold (SAU-V), has intersect…
Big Deal for BHP Billiton and JFE Steel
BHP Billiton (BHP-N) and JFE Steel have entered into a joint venture agreement that includes the proposed sale of a…
Trenching extends Kay Tanda
Vancouver Trenching focusing on the Kay Tanda epithermal deposit on Mindoro Resources’ (MIO-V), Archangel project…
Sur tests Comval
Trial mining and metallurgical test work by Sur American Gold (SUR-V) indicates that the high-grade Tarale and Bato…