Defence begins for Bre-X’s Felderhof
The defence began to build its case on Wednesday in an effort to exonerate John Felderhof, Bre-X Minerals’ former c…
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Inmet spreads the wealth
Sharply higher third quarter earnings have prompted copper and zinc miner Inmet Mining (IMN-T) to institute a 20-p…
Great Panther cranks up Topia plant
Great Panther Resources (GPR-V, GPRLF-O) has taken another big step toward reviving the Topia silver-lead-zinc mine…
Workers ink deal at Kidd (November 02, 2005)
Members of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union have ratified a new 3-year labour contract at Falconbridge’s (FAL….
DRC approves development of Tenke Fungurume
Vancouver The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has formally approved amended agreements gover…
Step-out drilling expands high-grade system at Pebble
Vancouver Recent drilling by Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V, NAK-Q) has extended a newly identified, high-grade…
Centerra earnings slide on lower grades, higher costs
Lower production and higher costs sent Centerra Gold’s (CG-T) third quarter earnings plummeting by 69% to US$9 mill…
Placer Dome expected to rebuff Barrick bid (November 01, 2005)
Vancouver — The board and management of Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) are hunkered behind closed doors, discussing st…
Full Metal Minerals blazing trail in Alaska
Largest mineral landholder in the state…
Minto aims to become ‘Yukon’s next mine’
Whitehorse, Yukon — The Minto copper-gold project 240 km northwest of this capital city almost made it to production in the late 1990s, with US$10 million spent before construction was suspended beca…
Taking on PBS and the New York Times
The Public Broadcast System’s Frontline special on “The Curse of Inca Gold,” which aired on Oct. 25, 2005, and the accompanying New York Times investigative series, has put the gold mining industry un…
WGC Chairman Lassonde seeking new friends Can’t they all just get along?
The old joke about being a Protestant is that when last week’s sermon isn’t sitting well with you, you know it’s time to go off and start your own church….