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A surface exploration trench at the Yalea gold project in western Mali.

News May 16, 2005

Randgold plans deep drilling at Yalea (May 16, 2005)

The Yalea gold deposit in western Mali appears to be delivering on promises it persists at depth, as owner Randgold Resources (GOLD-Q) readies a new deep-drilling program….

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Vannessa continues permitting at Crucitas

Vancouver — In response to a request by Costa Rica’s Ministry of the Environment, Vannessa Ventures (VVV-V) has filed information to supplement its environmental impact statement f…

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Great Basin inks deal at Burnstone

Vancouver — Tranter Investments, a black economic empowerment group, will form a partnership with Great Basin Gold (GBG-T) at the Burnstone gold project in South Africa….

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Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (May 16, 2005)

Close: May 10, 2005…

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Producer and Dealer Prices (May 16, 2005)

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,950/t….

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Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (May 16, 2005)

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Renard stones worth US$88 per carat

A 459-carat parcel of diamonds from the Foxtrot property in north-central Quebec has returned a modelled value of US$88 per carat for Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Quebec gove…

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Rough prices buoy Australia’s second diamond miner

Perth, Western Australia — The rise in the stock price of Australian-listed Kimberley Diamond in mid-April reflected the premise that, if grade is king for base and precious metals…

Michael Byron, Aurora Platinum's vice-president of exploration, examines a sulphide showing at the Foy project in Ontario. It's one of several properties that would be acquired by FNX Mining in a proposed takeover.

News May 16, 2005

FNX, Aurora plan Sudbury nuptials

To strengthen its presence in the Sudbury mining camp, FNX Mining (FNX-T) plans to acquire Aurora Platinum (ARP-V) via an all-stock deal valued at $39 million….

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Spanish acquisition would boost Inmet’s copper output

Inmet Mining (IMN-T) plans to produce more copper as a result of acquiring a 70% interest in the Las Cruces project, 20 km northwest of Seville, Spain….

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The digital Miner arrives

While some media pundits once boldly claimed that this era’s digital revolution would kill off newspapers, we haven’t yet seen the end of people getting their news by looking at ink on paper….

News May 16, 2005

All producing mines usually have unique stories associated with their discoveries. Sometimes these stories are truth, sometimes fiction, and sometimes a hybrid of both. Sometimes the stories never eve…