B2Gold Gets Cent’l Sun
VANCOUVER — B2Gold (BTO-T, BGLPF-O) has completed its takeover of Central Sun Mining, following the approval of the deal by Central Sun shareholders.
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BC Approves Terrane’s Mt Milligan
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has approved an environmental assessment certificate for Terrane Metals’ (TRX-V, TRXOF-O) Mt. Milligan gold-copper project in central B. C.
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Archangel Diamond — Tony Guthrie has resigned as a director; Robin Smart appointed a director.
Noranda Income Fund Cuts Jobs, Production
A drop in zinc and sulphuric acid demand has forced the Noranda Income Fund (NIF. UN-T) to cut 45 jobs at its zinc plant in Salaberryde- Valleyfield, Que.
Toronto Stock Exchange – March 31-ApriL 6
Prime Minister Stephen Harper boasted about the strength of Canada’s resource-heavy economy and sound banking system during the G20 summit in London, UK, that took place during the March 31-April 6 tr…
Great Basin Raises $130M For Burnside Gold Project
Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBG-X) is determined to get its Burnside gold project in South Africa up and running by July 2010 and has completed an equity financing to do it.
Quebec Promises Northern Highway Improvements
Mining and exploration companies are elated that the Quebec government has set aside about $698 million for road infrastructure projects in the province’s north.
Capella Stock Soars On Lajitas Gold Intercept
Capella Resources (KPS-V) has intersected 105 metres of 1.59 gram gold per tonne in a drill hole on its Lajitas project in the Maricunga district of the Andes in northern Chile. The intercept starts a…
Paramount Gold And Silver Trades Major Stake For $9M
VANCOUVER–Through a $9-million financing, Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T, PZG-X) is selling as much as a quarter of the company to Toronto-based FCMI Financial.
Ventana Extends La Mascota To 725 Metres, Raises $6M
When the first set of drill results from Ventana Gold’s (VEN-T) La Bodega gold project in Colombia came in, CEO Richard Warke says no one could believe it.
ABB To Supply Electrical Gear For Vale Plant
Power and automation supplier ABB (ABB-N) has signed a US$62- million deal with Vale (RIO-N) to supply electrical equipment to the company’s Oman Industrial Complex project, in the Middle Eastern coun…
Chinese Company To Buy Western Prospector
A Hong Kong-listed company with links to China National Nuclear Corp. — China’s former Ministry of Nuclear Industry, which built the country’s first atom bomb — wants to buy Western Prospector Group…