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Bayfield hooks BHP Billiton

Vancouver — Bayfield Ventures (BYV-V) has optioned its three mineral licences in southern Mongolia to BHP Billiton (BHP-N)….


PEOPLE (June 27, 2005)

Adamus Res. — Ian Cunningham and Silvia Caruso appointed joint corporate secretaries; Michael Hunter retired as corporate secretary….




Diamonds North Resources Exploration Manager Graham Gill examines kimberlite outcrop on the King Eider trend, situated on the Blue Ice property on Victoria Island.

Unearthing the sparkle in Canada

In only three years, Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V) has emerged as a credible force on the Canadian diamond exploration scene….


Tethyan rebuffs Crosby offer (June 13, 2005)

Australian copper explorer Tethyan Copper is calling a cash takeover offer from London-listed merchant bank Crosby Capital Partners “opportunistic,” and says the bid substantially u…


A field team from Mano River stands on the outcrop of the first known diamondiferous kimberlite pipe in Liberia, which was discovered in 2000.

Mano River hunts West African diamonds

Vancouver — The political turmoil that plagued Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea over previous decades has eased considerably in recent years, triggering renewed interest in the diamond potential of…


Diamondex Resources field personnel employ a Russian stream-sediment sampling method that involves sampling major streams for kimberlite indicator minerals using a hand-carved cedar pan, then gradually zeroing in on the most promising areas with detailed sampling in nearby tributaries that bear indicator minerals.

Diamondex zeros in on Lena West targets

Diamondex Resources (DSP-V) is pumping $4.8 million — almost half its 2005 exploration budget — into the Lena West property in the Northwest Territories in hopes of confirming the…



BHP catches WMC

The world’s largest mining company BHP Billiton (BHP-N) just got bigger, following the acquisition of base metal mi…


Copper miners make gains

U.S. stock markets rose steadily over the reporting period May 17-23, as good macroeconomic news — an 0.5% annualized increase in the Consumer Price Index and a fall of 20,000 in jobless claims — bo…


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