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Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T) has decided against acquiring a 54% stake in Golden Cycle Gold (GCC-P), which owns a 33% interest in the Cresson gold mine near Colorado Springs, Colo.After a thorough due di…

Having been active up to now in South Australia, Caldera Resources (CDR-M) recently completed geophysical surveys on two properties in the Pilbara Block in Western Australia.Caldera, which absorbed pr…

With the Myra Falls mine out of production and output reduced at its Ronnskar smelter, Boliden (BOL-T) posted a loss of US$22.9 million for the first quarter of 1999.The loss, amounting to US21 cents …

Shareholders of Argentina Gold (ARP-V) have voted 99% in favour of an offer by San Francisco-based Homestake Mining (HM-N) to acquire all of the junior’s outstanding shares.Under the proposed arrangem…

So common was gold in the ancient Incan empire that garments made of colourful feathers from jungle birds had more status than ones adorned by the yellow metal. Yet only now is Peru experiencing a gol…

Even as Anglogold (AU-N) digests its recent acquisition of Minorco’s assets, the world’s largest gold producer is looking toward expansion in South America.Anglogold was formed last June through the m…

Vancouver-based Iriana Resources (IR-T) is considering acquiring the Indonesian properties of International Dunlap Minerals (IDZ-V).The two juniors stress that they will seek shareholder approval befo…

Val d’Or, Que.-based McWatters Mining (MCW-T) has sold its 6 million shares of Dayton Mining (DAY-T), representing a 2.4% interest in that company.McWatters acquired the shares through its merger with…