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Metallica Resources (MR-T) has drawn up a simplified mine/mill plan for its 50%-owned Cerro San Pedro gold-silver project in central Mexico.The simplification entails eliminating the crushing circuit …
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Law change eases claim backlog
Alaska Governor Tony Knowles has signed a bill that will amend the Alaska State Mining Law to ease the backlog of unprocessed claims.Under Bill 175, which takes effect in late August, claims can be pr…
Kassandra division upheld
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has dismissed opposing appeals brought forth by a group of investors known as the Alpha Group and TVX Gold (TVX-T) in relation to their advanced Kassandra property in G…
Ashton closes offering
Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has raised $5.7 million through a rights offering.Approximately three-quarters of the net proceeds will be used to fund the company’s continuing exploration programs in…
Geita pours first gold
It came three months early and weighed 6 kg.Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) and AngloGold (AU-N) are the proud parents of a gold bar — the first to be poured at the Geita mine, in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria…
Impala to buy Platexco for $191 million
The long wait for Platexco (PTX-T) shareholders is over.South African platinum-miner Impala Platinum Holdings has announced a cash offer to acquire all of Platexco’s 20.1 million fully diluted shares …
PolyMet inks deal with North in NSW
Cash-strapped PolyMet Mining (POM-V) has signed a letter-of-intent with Australia’s North Limited that would provide the capital and technical assistance necessary to advance the NorthMet polymetallic…
Nord Pacific buys Tritton
Albuquerque, N.M.-based Nord Pacific (NPF-T) has purchased the remaining half of the Tritton copper deposit in Australia it did not already own.Its partner, Australian-listed Straits Resources, receiv…
Aquest drilling Anabella
Armed with new geochemical data, junior Aquest Minerals (AQU-V) is ready to drill-test three gold-in-soil anomalies on the Anabella gold property in Guatemala.Covering an area measuring 1 km by 175 me…
Nickel’s high-tech potential
In a technological age that promises to miniaturize everything from motors to computer chips, nickel is expected to play an increasingly important role. The emerging field of micro-electro-mechanical …
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Franco-Nevada, Gold Fields merger falls on deaf ears
Stronger showings by the utilities and high-tech sectors and a lessening of inflationary fears south of the border combined to push the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index 226.56 points higher during the…