Exchange Rates (March 20, 2006)
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Erdene Gold cozies with Xstrata
Vancouver — Erdene Gold (ERD-T, ERDGF-O) is getting closer to Swiss-based mining giant Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L), with a position on Erdene’s board going to the major…
Vannessa revises Crucitas resource (March 20, 2006)
Consultants for Vannessa Ventures (VVV-V, VNVNF-O) have delivered a revised estimate of the precious metal resource at the Las Crucitas property in Alajuela province, Costa Rica….
TSX Venture Rights & Warrants (March 20, 2006)
Aumega Discoveries (AUM.WT) — Wt buys sh @ 45 to Feb 16/07….
Maximum sues for Western Prospector’s Mongolian projects (March 20, 2006)
Vancouver — Western Prospector Group (WNP-V) has been hit with a lawsuit by Maximum Ventures (MVI.H-V, MXRVF-O), challenging rights and title to some of its Mongolia…
Apex’s Buchanan heads list of PDAC award winners
Awards ceremonies are a time to shower praise on the worthy, those deemed to be worthy, and those who helped them along the way. This year’s edition of the annual Prospectors and Developers Associatio…
Bolivian minister seeks to allay fears
Still riding a rush of populist enthusiasm, Bolivia’s recently elected Movement Towards Socialism Party is taking a turn at revising the country’s mining code….
Tethyan tussle heats up (March 20, 2006)
The board of Aussie takeover target Tethyan Copper (TYCFF-O, TYC-A) is stepping back from earlier advice and urging shareholders to take no action in the face of competing takeover of…
Aurora looks easy
Metallurgical testing on samples from the Aurora gold project in Guyana has returned positive results for Guyana Goldfields (GUY-T, GUYFF-O)….
Harmony grabs piece of South Deep
Perennial shopper Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N) has taken a 29.2% stake in fellow South African miner Western Areas (WARSF-O, WARA-J), co-owner of the South Deep underg…
Apex to drill high-grade target at Mansfield’s La Frontera
Vancouver — La Frontera, a gold-silver property discovered and staked by Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) in Argentina’s Catamarca province, has returned high-grade gold and silve…
Editorial: Good times, rolling
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC) 74th annual convention, held in Toronto in early March, provided a striking display of both the renewed vitality of Canada’s junior mining…