Northern Dynasty’s Pebble East keeps on growing
An updated resource estimate for Pebble East confirms the claims of Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-T, NAK-X) that i…
Gold
New Bonanza resource lifts Premier’s stock
A new National Instrument 43-101 resource estimate for the Rahill- Bonanza property in Red Lake, Ont., has pleased joint-venture partners Premier Gold Mines (PG-T, PIRGF-O) and Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N).
Newmont sees new woes in Indonesia
Less than a year after being acquitted of pollution charges on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia, Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) is back in hot water again at another mine in the Southeast Asian nation.
Mining execs converge at South Africa’s Indaba
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — The keynote session at the recent Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town, South Africa, saw leaders from many of the world’s largest mining houses step to the podium to discu…
Tower Hill tallies Livengood resource
VANCOUVER — International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-V, THM-X) sees major potential for its flagship Livengood project, in Alaska, now that an initial resource estimate has outlined a significant gold dep…
B2Gold settles into Colombia (February 25, 2008)
VANCOUVER — In its first major move since debuting on the market in December, B2Gold (BTO-V, BGLPF-O) has worked a deal with AngloGold Ashanti (AU-N, AGD-L) to get its hands on a significantly increa…
Platinum cracks US$2,000-per-oz barrier
A meteoric rise in platinum prices grabbed the mining sector’s attention during the week ended Feb. 16, the seventh trading week of 2008.
Finning marks 75 years as Caterpillar Dealer
Finning International (FTT-T, FINGF-O), the world’s largest Caterpillar (CAT-N) dealer, is celebrating 75 years in business.
French Guiana’s miners lash out at Sarkozy
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La Mancha goes organic for 2008
It’s been nearly two years since a reverse takeover put Areva’s gold assets into then Venture Exchange listed La Ma…
Roxmark tests potential to reopen Northern Empire (February 22, 2008)
Roxmark Mines (RMK-V) has started a 6,200-metre surface diamond drill program at its Northern Empire mine property …
High River Gold acquires nickel deposit
High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) has acquired a 100% ownership interest in a Russian nickel deposit for US$10.6 millio…