Iamgold bids for Euro Ressources
In a move to cut cash costs, mid-tier gold producer Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) is making a cash bid for Euro Ressources…
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Iamgold extends Mupane mine life
Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) Mupane gold mine in Botswana will get a few extra months of production as result of the co…
Boardroom battle brewing at U308 Corp
Aberdeen International (AAB-T, AABVF-O) wants to replace board members of U308 Corp. (UWE-V, UTREF-O) with its own slate of directors because it is “disappointed” with the company’s management and bel…
How problematic are artisanals for Gold Fields?
Gold Fields (GFIJ-J) says a report by Reuters claiming it had to put the brakes on underground mining plans after a…
Rio Alto looking to be Peru’s next name in mining
With its planned acquisition of Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) La Arena copper and gold project, Rio Alto Mining’s presid…
Iamgold to divest itself of La Arena
Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) is following through on its plan to divest itself of one of its non-core assets, and the mar…
Ecuador slams on the brakes
Ecuador’s burgeoning mining industry has been dealt a serious blow with the passing of a new mining mandate.
Update: Ecuador slams on the brakes
Ecuador’s burgeoning mining industry has been dealt a serious blow with the passing of a new mining mandate.TSX…
Ecuador gives investors new bout of the shudders
The government of Ecuador has done what mineral investors the world over feared they might, and Canadian-based mine…
French Guiana’s miners lash out at Sarkozy
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France denies Iamgold permits
The government of France has rejected the final permit applications needed to start open-pit construction at Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) Camp Caiman gold project, in French Guiana, a protectorate of Fran…
Editorial: Aluminum gets a rise from power crises in South Africa and China
While aluminum has made the headlines during the past couple of years owing to all the mega-mergers among producers, the fifth trading week of 2008 saw prices for the metal stand out, as supply was hi…