Falco, Blackstone eye discovery zone at Espedalen
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Apollo takes off
Gold breaks US$450 per oz.
Gold broke through the psychological US$450-per-oz. barrier during the Nov. 24-30 report period, ending near a 16-year high of US$453.40 per oz. in the afternoon in London on Nov. 30. Still, the Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold index suffered a late-…
Richmont takes reins at Island Gold project
Vancouver – Quebec-based Richmont Mines (RIC-T) has opted to acquire a majority interest in the Island Gold project…
Augusta acquiring Mount Hamilton gold project
Vancouver – Northern Canadian diamond explorer Augusta Resource (ARS-V) is refocusing, south of the border, by acqu…
Bendigo builds confidence (December 03, 2004)
Having spent more than A$105 million on exploration and assessment over the past 7 years, Bendigo Mining has confir…
Kirazli diamond drilling confirms gold
Vancouver – The first of Fronteer Development Group’s (FRG-T) diamond drill holes into the oxide zone of the Kirazl…
Barrick invests in Celtic Resources
Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has agreed to invest US$28 million to buy shares of Celtic Resources Holdings (CER-L) as a mea…
Peabody buys quarter interest in Paso Diablo
U.S. cola giant Peabody Energy (BTU-N) has completed its acquisition of a 25.5% satke in the Paso Diablo open-pit c…
Ivanhoe contemplates Mongolian coal development
Vancouver – Buoyant coal prices, driven largely by unquenched demand from China, has prompted Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T)…
Navidad resource upped
Vancouver – An independent resource estimate has increased the resources in two zones on IMA Exploration’s (IMR-V)…
Mano River enters JV to mine Sierra Leone kimberlite dykes
Vancouver – Through a joint venture with Australian-listed diamond miner Crown Diamonds, west African explorer Mano…