2004





SUAL gets US$150m loan

Privately owned SUAL Group, one of the world’s 10 largest aluminum producers, will expand bauxite production in northern Russia with the aid of US$150 million in loans from International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Ban…


Crystallex confirms permit at Las Cristinas

The Venezuelan government has confirmed Crystallex International‘s (KRY-T) land occupation permit for the Las Cristinas gold properties in the Kilometre 88 gold district. The permit authorizes mining on the properties and is a p…


WGI eyes Sierra Rutile

Vancouver — WGI Heavy Minerals (WG-T) intends to acquire the world’s largest and highest-grade rutile deposit — the Sierra Rutile mine in Sierra Leone.




Mano River’s Pampana yields more gold

Vancouver — Drilling at the Pampana project in Sierra Leone — a joint venture between Mano River Resources (MNO-V) and Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) — is returning impressive gold grades from beneath an art…


Interest rate worries sink US boards

Downbeat economic news, high crude oil prices, and the expectation that the U.S. Federal Reserve would increase interest rates brought U.S. stock markets lower in the reporting period Aug. 4-9. The S&P 500 Index fell 34.47 points, or 3.1%, to 1,06…



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