Newmont net earnings drop 27% in 2005 (February 27, 2006)
Vancouver – Strong bullion prices helped offset some higher mine operating costs for Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) …
Gold
Bema forecasts higher production costs in 2006
Vancouver – Mid-tier gold producer Bema Gold (BGO-T, BGO-X, BGO-L) expects to produce about 381,000 oz. gold from …
Glamis grabs Western Silver for Peasquito
Vancouver – Glamis Gold (GLG-T, GLG-N) has inked an agreement to acquire Western Silver (WTC-T, WTZ-X) in a share d…
Wolfden picks Lupin (February 24, 2006)
Wolfden Resources (WLF-T) is continuing its Arctic shopping spree with the purchase of the Lupin mine from Kinross …
Scion appeals court decision
It’s back to court for Gold Fields ( GFI-N, GOF-L) and Bolivar Gold (BGC-T) as relentless Scion Capital will appeal…
Tests make Aurora metallurgy look easy
Metallurgical testing on samples from the Aurora gold project in Guyana has returned positive results for Guyana Go…
Blockade shuts down Freeport’s Grasberg mine
Vancouver – A large group of protesters, some toting weapons, effectively shut down operations at Freeport-McMoRan …
Red Back drilling confirms Abodoabo trench results (February 22, 2006)
Vancouver – The first drill holes on Red Back Mining’s (RBI-T) Abodoabo prospect, in southwestern Ghana, are substa…
Rio Narcea axes marginal mines (February 22, 2006)
Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T, RNO-X) has decided to pull the plug on its marginal El Valle and Carls underground g…
Desert Sun rises on Yamana bid (February 22, 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 c…
Moto takes the show to Europe
Moto Goldmines (MGL-T, MOE-A) is looking to enlist the European investment community in its drive to build itself i…
Exmin secures district-scale projects in Mexico
Vancouver A series of newly executed deals have provided Exmin Resources (EXM-V) with a large land package in the…