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News May 29, 2006

Coal and copper fuel BC’s mining boom

Vancouver — Price increases for metals and mineral commodities propelled British Columbia’s mining industry to its best performance in the 38-year history of an industry survey compiled by the accoun…

News May 29, 2006

Instability could place Peru in peril

Lima, Peru — As soaring oil prices and equipment delays push miners’ operating costs to record levels, bullion is offering some insurance, and mining companies in Latin America are gratified that the…

News May 29, 2006

Xstrata brings the green (May 29, 2006)

Surprising few, Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has launched a $16.1-billion, all-cash bid for the 80.2% stake in Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) it doesn’t already own….

News May 29, 2006

Dividends (May 29, 2006)

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DELEGACIN DEL MOVIMIENTO BOLIVIANO DE LUCHA CONTRA EL TLC Y EL ALCABolivian president Evo Morales (centre, blue coat) fronts a march in La Paz against two free-trade agreements sought by the U.S. government.

Regulatory Issues May 29, 2006

Sizing up the threat of nationalization in Bolivia (May 29, 2006)

“This is just the start,” Bolivian president Evo Morales recently told a crowd regarding the nationalization of the country’s hydrocarbons industry. “Tomorrow, or the day after, it will be mining, the…

News May 29, 2006

Lending Rates (May 29, 2006)

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ACADIAN GOLD<A driller handles core on the Main zone at Acadian Gold's Beaver Dam gold project in Nova Scotia.

News May 29, 2006

Nova Scotia enjoying gold revival

It’s dj vu all over again in Nova Scotia, with Acadian Gold (ADA-V, ADGLF-O) following in the footsteps of Seabright Resources by putting together a large land package of gold projects and doing a d…

News May 29, 2006

Eldorado pours first gold at Kisladag

Vancouver — Eldorado Gold’s (ELD-T, EGO-X) Kisladag mine in western Turkey is now producing, having recently poured its first gold following placement of 1.4 million tonnes of ore on the leach pads e…

News May 29, 2006

Major financings continue to roll (May 29, 2006)

Vancouver — Abundant cash remains readily available to mineral explorers and developers in this resilient resource market, as evidenced by a quintet of recent financings….

News May 29, 2006

Amanta to drill Thai prospects

Thailand has not been a prime destination for gold explorers, but Amanta Resources (AMH-V, AMHFF-O) should soon be ready to drill its Langu gold prospect in Satun province, on the Thai part of the Mal…

News May 29, 2006

Suppliers News (May 29, 2006)

Finning sells more trucks to Escondida…

BY ROB ROBERTSONA view of Anatolia Minerals Development's Copler gold project area in east-central Turkey, as it looked in late 2003.

News May 29, 2006

Anatolia achieves milestone at Copler

Anatolia Minerals Development (ANO-T, ALIAF-O) is fine-tuning a newly completed positive feasibility study of its 100%-owned Copler gold project in Turkey, with the objective of making a production de…