Barrick balks at Placer’s books
Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) recently extended offer for rival gold miner Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) has been gran…
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QGX encouraged by new gold and copper-gold prospects
Vancouver Early-stage exploration programs by QGX (QGX-T) in the Gobi region have added three new gold and copper…
Wildrose, Fjordland expand Megabuck at Woodjam
Vancouver An exploration program has expanded the Megabuck gold-copper zone and confirmed potential for another c…
Bell hits copper at Granduc (December 14, 2005)
Vancouver – Initial drill results from Bell Resources’ (BL-V, BZRSF-O) Granduc mine project, in northwestern Britis…
NuStar lines up for Intrepid (December 14, 2005)
Australian gold producer NuStar Mining (NMC-A) will gain an exploration arm and a Canadian listing through a merger…
Hecla drilling depth extension at San Sebastian
Hecla Mining (HL-N) says it expects to make a decision in the last half of the year on whether to go underground on…
Portfolio manager spotlight: Joe Foster
As gold touched 24-year highs earlier this week,at least one portfolio manager says the driver behind the recent …
Implats signs regal BEE deal
Impala Platinum Holdings (IMPUY-O), the world’s second-largest platinum producer, has agreed to sell a 49% stake in…
Rio Tinto going deep on Argyle mine (December 13, 2005)
Vancouver – The much delayed decision by Rio Tinto (RTP-N) on whether to transition its Argyle open pit diamond min…
UPDATE: Placer and Barrick take a breather
Placer Dome (PDG-T,PDG-N) and Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) took a break from a month-long sparring match on Dec. 11,…
Southwestern aims drills at Boka 7 as pre-feasibility study begins
Vancouver Now that a pre-feasibility study has been awarded to engineering firm Ausenco, Southwestern Resources (…
Precious metals sweeten pot for Yukon Zinc
Vancouver With final results from this year’s drill program in hand, Yukon Zinc (YZC-V) has encountered additiona…