Maxy Gold selling Niukong to Chinese group (May 05, 2006)
Vancouver – China-focused junior explorer Maxy Gold (MXD-V) is offloading its Niukong gold project, part of the Luc…
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Barrick’s earnings way up, hedge way down
Newly crowned gold goliath Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) more than tripled its earnings to US$224 million during the …
Trigon steps into uranium with Utah acquisition
Vancouver – Diamond explorer Trigon Exploration Canada (TEL-V) is branching out into the uranium business, having a…
Banro closes financing
Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) announced the closing of financing that will see roughly 4 million common shares issued at a p…
Teck Cominco backs in on Fronteer’s Turkish projects
Vancouver – Teck Cominco (TEK.SV.B-T) has elected to exercise its back in option on Fronteer Development Group’s (F…
Orezone takes a small interest in Ghana
Orezone Resources (OZN-T, OZN-A) is getting into gold exploration in Ghana via its newly acquired stake in Vancouve…
Feds extend super flow-through program
In its first budget, Canada’s Conservative government announced that it will re-introduce the Investment Tax Credit…
Positive early assessment for Mina Justa
Preliminary economic studies on the Mina Justa copper project in southwestern Peru have indicated an open-p…
Cambior production slides
The sale of some investments helped offset lower gold production, and helped Cambior (CBJ-T, CBJ-X) post increased …
Glamis boosts profits, completes Western Silver transaction
Vancouver The strong performance of the newly commissioned Marlin mine has allowed Glamis Gold (GLG-T, GLG-N) to …
Peoles’ Q1 profits soar (May 02, 2006)
Vancouver – World’s top silver producer Industrias Peoles (IPOAF-O) more than doubled its 2006 first quarter profi…
Concerns grow over Bolivia’s nationalization agenda
Vancouver – Companies operating or developing mines in Bolivia are taking a hit in the marketplace as concerns gro…