Red Back drilling confirms Abodoabo trench results (March 13, 2006)
Vancouver — The first drill holes on Red Back Mining’s (RBI-T, RBIFF-O) Abodoabo prospect, in southwestern Ghana, are substantiating previous trench results from the gold project….
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People (March 13, 2006)
Christopher James Gold — Philip Anderson appointed manager of Latin American operations….
Desert Sun rises on Yamana bid (March 13, 2006)
A friendly bid from Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-X, YAU-L) to take over Desert Sun Mining (DSM-T, DEZ-X) would see the creation of a 450,000-oz. gold producer in the near…
LME Warehouse Levels (March 13, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 27, 2006 (change from Feb. 20 in brackets):…
Early drilling finds copper at Nova Esperana
Preliminary drilling by Novicourt (NOV-T) and Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) has intersected copper-gold mineraliza…
Harmony grabs South Deep stake
Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N) has taken a 29.2% stake in fellow South African miner Western Areas, co-owner of the So…
Record Q4 and 2005 earnings for First Quantum
Vancouver – Soaring copper prices drove home the bottom line for First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L, FQVLF-O) enro…
Wading through troubled waters in Nigeria (March 09, 2006)
Bird flu, religious conflict and kidnappings of oil executives. You can forgive the average mining investor for ove…
Northwestern, North Atlantic pick up Niger ground
Two Toronto-based juniors have signed deals with the government of Niger for exploration permits in that country’s …
Galeno resource boost for Northern Peru Copper
Vancouver – A new resource estimate has been delivered to Northern Peru Copper (NOC-T, NPUCF-O), increasing the siz…
Tethyan tussle heats up (March 09, 2006)
The board of Aussie takeover target Tethyan Copper (TYCFF-O, TYC-A) is stepping back from earlier advice and urging…
Palmarejo cuts more gold and silver at La Patria
Vancouver – La Patria drilling continues to deliver good gold and silver values for Palmarejo Silver and Gold (PJO-…