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Having put US$2 million so far into acquiring the Cerro Crucitas gold project in northern Costa Rica, Lyon Lake Mines (LLL-M) is seeing signs that the money was well spent.Lyon Lake hired the projects…

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Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T) proposed takeover of Sutton Resources (STT-T) has forced a change in management at the latter’s Bulyanhulu gold project in Tanzania.The current project manager, Placer Dome Tech…

Nineteen ninety-eight was not a banner year for mining, but for speculative investors eyeing juniors with projects in the Americas, things can only get better. Such is the conclusion drawn by analysts…

With gold production reaching a record high and cash costs falling to a record low, Placer Dome (PDG-T) bucked the industry trend and recorded a strong financial and operating performance for 1998.The…

Despite low commodity prices and the political turmoil engulfing many African states, the mood at this year’s Investing in African Mining conference (also known as Indaba) was guardedly optimistic, as…

The Toronto Stock Exchange was higher over the report period Feb. 17-23, with the retail and manufacturing stocks leading the way. The TSE 300 composite index added 68.26 points, or 1.1%, to close at …

The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index slid 57.49 points in the report period Feb. 10-16, ending the week at 6,386.48.Gold producers regained some ground, with the gold and precious metals sub-group ris…

An agreement under which Aur Resources (AUR-T) would have bought a half-interest in the Zaldivar copper mine in northern Chile from Outokumpu has proved too rich for Aur’s blood.Aur was to have paid U…

The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index gained a modest 20.35 points in the report period Jan. 27-Feb. 2 to close the week at 6,683.78.Buoyed by stronger gold and silver prices, the gold and precious met…

The International Network for Acid Prevention is a recently established organization founded by 17 of the world’s leading mining companies. Its purpose is to promote significant improvements in the ma…

The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index lost 95.45 points in the report period Jan. 20-26, to end the week at 6,663.45.The gold and precious metals sub-index offered little help to the broad market, plum…