Editorial: Russia tightening its grip on natural resources (October 25, 2006)
Foreign investors of time and money in Russia’s mining sector would do well to keep a close eye on the increasingly…
Gold
Teachers back McEwen
Rob McEwen’s efforts to force a vote by Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) shareholders on the proposed US$8.6-billion takeover o…
Axmin tallies Sierra Leone gold resource (October 23, 2006)
Axmin (AXM-V, AXMIF-O) has released an initial resource estimate for its grassroots Komahun prospect, which forms part of its Nimini Hills project in Sierra Leone.
Schaft Creek drilling returns high-grade gold for Copper Fox (October 23, 2006)
Vancouver — Partial assays from initial 2006 drilling at Copper Fox Metals’ (CUU-V, CPFXF-O) Schaft Creek project, in northwestern British Columbia, indicate a new high-grade gold zone.
Barrick extends NovaGold bid, again
Vancouver — Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has again extended its takeover bid for NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X), pushing back the expiry date for the offer until Oct. 24.
Beacon mill sold
Northern Star Mining (NSM-V, NSMSF-O) continues its garage-sale prowl in northwestern Quebec’s Abitibi region. Having already bought a bargain headframe and hoist for its underground operation at Midw…
Crescent Gold nears production Down Under
LAVERTON MINE TO POUR GOLD BY YEAR-END
Editorial: McEwen’s right, but does anyone still care?
While Rob McEwen and Ian Telfer are two of mining’s most successful CEOs, you couldn’t get more pronounced differences in personality and style, with McEwen, the obsessive maverick, embodying the clas…
Westchester Resouces wants back into the mineral sector
Westchester Resources (WSR-T) is getting in on Guyana Goldfields’ (GUY-T) Peters Mine property in Guyana and the n…
Rio Tinto coming to Oyu Tolgoi
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) wowed the market by laying the groundwork for a partnership with Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) in …
Colombia attracts mining’s heavy hitters
Marmato, Colombia — Efforts by Colombian authorities to attract international mining investment are bearing fruit …
Lihir to take over Ballarat (October 17, 2006)
Lihir Gold (LIHR-Q, LHG-A) has offered to take over Ballarat Goldfields (BGF-L, BGF-A) in an all-paper merger that …