Falconbridge plans Novicourt privatization
Facing consolidation itself, Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) plans to snap up the shares in exploration partner Novi…
Gold
Corriente awards contract for Mirador mine
Vancouver – The Chilean unit of SNC-Lavalin has been awarded an engineering and procurement contract for the start…
Mulatos high-grade zone yields good intersections
Definition drilling on the Escondida high-grade zone at the Mulatos project in Sonora state, Mexico, has returned m…
Olympus ships first Bong Mieu dor
Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-V) has exported the first dor bar from its 80%-owned Bong Mieu gold mine in central …
Rolling Rock enters Monument Bay with a splash
Bema Gold (BGO-T, BGO-X, BAU-L) and Wolfden Resources (WLF-T) have reached an agreement with Rolling Rock Resources…
Staccato releases more Lookout Mountain results (March 15, 2006)
Vancouver – The latest drill results from the Lookout Mountain portion of Staccato Gold Resources’ (CAT-V, STCGF-O)…
Campbell’s loss widens in 2005
Quebec-based gold miner Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) posted a loss of $21.3 million (20 per share) on reven…
Twin Mining dives on Jipangu snub
Shares in Twin Mining (TWG-T, TWMNF-O) were off as much as 4.5, or 24%, at 14 in early trading in Toronto on Mar….
StrataGold readies for Tassawini resource
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Book review: J.P. Norrie biography a gold mine obscured by overburden
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Blockade shuts down Freeport’s Grasberg
Vancouver — A large group of protesters, some toting weapons, effectively shut down operations at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) massive Grasberg mine in Indonesia’s Pa…
Vista seeks to revive Mount Todd gold mine
Vancouver — Pegasus Gold developed a reputation for building and operating low-grade gold mines during a period of high gold prices in the 1980s. As prices collapsed, so did the company and many of i…