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Impala Platinum (IMPUY-O, IPLA-L) has formally confirmed its withdrawal from the US$2.25-billion Ambatovy nickel-laterite project in central Madagascar citing increased costs….

Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) will farm out its Aquarius gold project east of Timmins, Ont., to St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T, STGFF-O) in a share deal that will give t…

Sister companies River Gold Mines (RIV-T, RVGDF-O) and Wesdome Gold Mines (WDG-V) have struck a deal to merge, combining the former’s gold-producing assets in Ont…

Production from the Penasco and Chile Colorado deposits on Western Silver‘s (WTC-T, Wtz-X) Penasquito project in northeastern Zacatecas state, Mexico, would have a return of 16%, a…

Marine diamond miner Diamond Fields International (DFI-T, DMFDF-O) is moving its head office to Cape Town, South Africa, from Vancouver. The move is slated for early 2006 and is aim…

Drilling by Pele Mountain Resources (GEM-V, PMNHF-O) has extended the near-surface Talisker zone on its Highland gold project in northern Ontario….

Vancouver — The engagement is off between Mano River Resources (MNO-V, MNOVF-O, MANA-L) and Petra Diamonds (PDMDF-O, PDL-L, PDL-A), the two having recently termi…

Centerra Gold (CG-T, CAGDF-O) says there will be no significant production shortfall after protestors claiming effects from a 1998 cyanide spill held a week-long protest that blocke…

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, as Placer agreed to drop its poison pill in e…