Newmont sees new woes in Indonesia
Less than a year after being acquitted of pollution charges on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia, Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) is back in hot water again at another mine in the Southeast Asian nation.
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Mining execs converge at South Africa’s Indaba
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — The keynote session at the recent Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town, South Africa, saw leaders from many of the world’s largest mining houses step to the podium to discu…
Gravity West plummets on Voltaire assays (February 25, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Shares of Gravity West Mining (GRW-V, GRWFF-O) fell back to earth in recent trading after the company tabled long-awaited drill assays from its Voltaire Lake project, located 175 km north…
Coro to buy Chilean copper mine
VANCOUVER–Looking to fast-track its plan to become a copper producer, Coro Mining (COP-T) has struck a deal to buy the operating CerroNegromine, located in Chile’s Region V.
Study predicts robust economics at Mary River
It took four years and $170 million, but the definitive feasibility study on its 100%-owned Mary River direct- shipping iron ore project was well worth the wait, Baffinland Iron Mines (BIM-T, BIMGF-O)…
Alberta Star upbeat on Contact Lake (February 25, 2008)
Grab samples from its Contact Lake property on the south side of Echo Bay, in the Northwest Territories, appear to lend heft to Alberta Star Development’s (ASX-V, ASXSF-O) assertions that the company …
Tower Hill tallies Livengood resource
VANCOUVER — International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-V, THM-X) sees major potential for its flagship Livengood project, in Alaska, now that an initial resource estimate has outlined a significant gold dep…
Early figures point to sound economics at Barytex’s Shituru
VANCOUVER — A recently completed scoping study that forecasts robust economics at International Barytex Resources’ (IBX-V, IBYXFO) Shituru copper project, located in the Democratic Republic of the Co…
Mirabela studies smelter option at Santa Rita nickel project
It would cost Mirabela Nickel (MNB-T, MBN-A) about US$254 million to build a nickel sulphide smelter for its Santa Rita project in Brazil, a scoping study reveals. Operating costs would clock in at ro…
B2Gold settles into Colombia (February 25, 2008)
VANCOUVER — In its first major move since debuting on the market in December, B2Gold (BTO-V, BGLPF-O) has worked a deal with AngloGold Ashanti (AU-N, AGD-L) to get its hands on a significantly increa…
HudBay cuts Callinan royalty cheque for 777 mine
HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) has paid $2.4 million to Callinan Mines (CAA-V, CCNMF-O) as part of a net profit interest (NPI) and royalty agreement for a Manitoba property that sparked a contentiou…
New Horizons (February 25, 2008)
Kinross Gold has teamed up with the University of Guelph to establish a new education and research network between Canada and Brazil.