Lonmin takes out Southern Platinum (June 29, 2005)
London-based platinum producer Lonmin (LMI-L) intends to compulsorily acquire all of the shares of Southern Platinu…
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Castleworth hunts for Nevada gold
Vancouver A $1.6-million private placement will help Castleworth Ventures (WTH-V) fund ongoing exploration at the…
McEwen buying 10.5% stake in White Knight
Vancouver – GoldCorp (G-T) chairman and former CEO Robert McEwen is purchasing 5.7 million shares of White Knight R…
Marathon hits on BR zone
The first hole of the 2005 field program by Marathon PGM (MAR-V) at its Marathon property in north-central Ontario …
Renard 9 yields 101 CPHT
A 6.18-tonne sample from Ashton Mining of Canada’s (ACA-T) and Quebec government-owned Soquem’s equally-owned Renar…
Rio Tinto, Ivanhoe take servings of Entre
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has joined the horde of miners heading to Mongolia by taking a 9.9%…
Resource estimate adds luster to Minto
Vancouver — Encouraged by the results of an independent resource estimate, Sherwood Mining (SWM-V) is pushing hard…
NEMI cashing up to build Trend coal mine
Vancouver – A planned private placement financing coupled with a recent loan agreement has NEMI Northern Energy & M…
Wolfden finds three new zones at High Lake
The regional potential of Wolfden Resources’ (WLF-T) High Lake property has been brought to light by recent drillin…
Franconia acquires Red Knoll copper target
Vancouver — Spokane-based Franconia Minerals (FRA-V) has inked a deal with Teck Cominco (TEK-T) to acquire the Red…
Las Cristinas dispute goes to arbitration
Vancouver — An arbitration panel has been constituted to hear a long-running dispute between Vannessa Ventures (VV…
Noranda grows recycling business
Noranda Recycling (Malaysia), a new unit of Noranda (NRD.LV-T) has begun operating in Penang, Malaysia, expanding t…