Strike over at Ok Tedi
The brief strike at Inmet Mining’s (IMN-T) Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea is over and the company says workers a…
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De Beers gets frostbite in Canada’s Arctic
The week ended Feb. 9, the sixth trading week of 2007, was punctuated by another setback for Canada’s emerging diamond mining industry, with De Beers taking a severe haircut at its new Snap Lake mine,…
BHP formalizes bid for Rio Tinto
After months of speculation, BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L, BHP-A) has finally made a formal bid for Rio Tinto (RTP-N,…
Chile courts juniors to boost exploration
Santiago, Chile — Already home to most of the world’s largest mining houses, Chile is now seeking to raise its profile among the minnows of the industry to turn around a relative decline in explorati…
Etruscan, Resolute look beyond ‘easy oxide’
On the heels of a 53% increase in resources at the Finkolo gold project in western Mali, joint-venture partners Etruscan Resources (EET-T, ETRUF-O) and Resolute Mining (RMGGF-O, RSG-a) are forging ahe…
Mano River aims to boost New Liberty gold tally
Vancouver– Mano River Resources (MNO-V, MANA-L) has begun a new round of drilling on its New Liberty gold project, in northwestern Liberia, aimed at increasing the resource.
Coalcorp gets takeover proposal
Vancouver – An unnamed party is courting Coalcorp Mining (CCJ-T) — looking to acquire the new coal producer with o…
Rio Tinto options Global Copper’s Taca Taca (January 28, 2008)
Vancouver — Global Copper (GLQ-T, GOCPF-O) has landed Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) as an option partner on its Taca Taca copper-gold deposit in Salta province, northwestern Argentina.
Etruscan, Resolute, look beyond ‘easy oxide’
There’s no time like now for Etruscan Resources (EET-T) and Resolute Mining (RMGGF-O, RSG-A).On the heel of a 5…
Rio Tinto options Global Copper’s Taca Taca (January 04, 2008)
Vancouver – Global Copper (GLQ-T, GOCPF-O) has landed Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) as an option partner on its Taca Tac…
Editorial: BHP Billiton pitches mega-bid
After a furious few months of mergers-and-acquisitions activity, the mining industry stopped to catch its breath during the week ended Dec. 15, the fiftieth trading week of 2007.
Rio spends as suitors circle
Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) plans to get stronger and thwart BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N, BLT-L) hostile takeover bid the old-fashioned way — through organic growth.