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A worker oversees gold pouring at Jinshan Gold Mines' Chang Shan Hao (217) gold project, in China.

Ivanhoe sells Jinshan stake

Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-n) is selling its controlling 42% stake in Jinshan Gold Mines (JIN-T, JINFF-o) to a Chinese gold-mining conglomerate, giving Jinshan powerful new owners with deep pockets and…


Drilling at Global Copper's Relincho project, an Andean porphyry-style copper-molybdenum deposit in Chile's Region III that, part-way through exploration, already hosts almost 10 billion lbs. of copper.

Teck Cominco to buy Global Copper

Vancouver — In a deal valued at $425 million, Teck Cominco (TCK. B-T, TCK-n) is buying out Global Copper (GLQ-T, GOCPF-o) to get its hands on the Relincho project — an Andean porphyry-style copper-m…




Core samples at Norsemont Mining's Constancia copper deposit in the Andes of Peru.

Norsemont brings Constancia into focus

As Norsemont Mining (NOM-T, NOMFF-O) continues to define its Constancia copper deposit in the high Andes of Peru, its share price continues to build momentum.


Samples are collected in front of a drill at Bannerman Resources' Goanikontes project in Namibia. The company has announced plans to begin trading on the country's nascent stock exchange this month.

Bannerman plans production by 2011

With questions over the ability of juniors to bring on new supply seen as a significant factor in continuing high uranium prices, Bannerman Resources (BAN-T, BMN-A) is looking to distinguish itself fr…



No end in sight for moly rally (March 31, 2008)

Diminishing inventories, surging steel consumption and the widening scope of end-uses for molybdenum will sustain the current rally in prices for the base metal, according to the CPM Group, a New York…


2007: A record year for mining mergers

VANCOUVER — Mining industry mergers and acquisitions soared to record levels in 2007, fuelled by a new corporate philosophy of “eat or be eaten,” plus an effort to stay competitive in the growing glo…



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