BHP catches WMC
The world’s largest mining company BHP Billiton (BHP-N) just got bigger, following the acquisition of base metal mi…
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Harmony trims its Gold Fields stake
Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N) has had sold off 30 million Gold Fields (GFI-N) shares at US$10.50 per share, for gross…
Contact Diamond busy in Timiskaming (June 03, 2005)
Contact Diamond (CO-T) is getting some encouragement from an updated valuation of diamonds from a mini-bulk sample …
Augusta buys Rosemont copper-moly deposit
Vancouver – Continuing on its southwestern U.S. acquisition-spree, Augusta Resource (ARS-V) is purchasing the Rosem…
Tyler cuts widest mineralization yet at Bahuerachi
Vancouver – The latest two holes in the Main zone, have cut the widest mineralized intervals to date on Tyler Resou…
DFI soars Greenland nickel deal
Shares in Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) were 7.5, or nearly 21%, higher at 43.5 in late-afternoon trading …
Jipangu invests in Apollo, eyes Nevada assets (June 02, 2005)
Denver-based Apollo Gold (APG-T) has agreed to sell Japanese-based gold miner Jipangu a 9.5% stake in the company f…
Wesdome cutting significant gold at Kiena
Underground drilling has firmed up the gold resource of the VC zone at Wesdome Gold Mines’ (WDG-T) Kiena mine prope…
Positive metallurgy at Canadian Zinc’s Prairie Creek
Vancouver – Metallurgical testing of ore from Canadian Zinc’s (CZN-T) Prairie Creek zinc-lead-silver deposit, locat…
New Gold’s Afton deposit firms up
Infill underground drilling at New Gold’s (NGD-T) Afton copper-gold project ten km west of Kamloops, B.C., has cut …
First Nickel soars on Lockerby deal
Shares in First Nickel (FNI-T) jumped as much as 9, or more than 12%, to 80 in early trading in Toronto on May 31…
Vaaldiam defines kimberlites at Pimenta Bueno
Drilling has helped to define the Pepper 4 kimberlite on Vaaldiam Resources’ (VAA-V) Pimenta Bueno property, about …