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The following is an excerpt from the ninth edition of Mining Explained, published by The Northern Miner.
Aussie gold exploration on rise
The Australian gold industry spent A$7.4 billion on capital, operational and exploration expenditures in 2002-3, according to the 2004 Gold Investment Survey.
St. Jude to fast-track Benso
Vancouver With over 1.3 million oz. gold tabled on St. Jude Resources’ (SJD-V) combined Benso and Hwini Butre pro…
Vannessa targeting Venezuela through World Bank Group
Vancouver – The continuing battle over rights to the Las Cristinas gold project in the Kilometre 88 region of south…
MacMillan Gold sews up Cerro de Oro surface rights
It’s a sort of rent-to-own. Seeking security of tenure over surface rights at the Cerro de Oro gold and silver prop…
TSX rejigs tickers
The TSX Group (X-T) is taking steps to clarify the much-maligned multiple and subordinate classes of shares that no…
Russia’s Mechel Steel prices IPO, begins trading
Just hours before the opening bell, Russian steel maker and base-metal miner Mechel Steel (MTL-N) set the price of…
Denton-Rawhide pit eyed as garbage dump
Vancouver – The Denton-Rawhide joint venture hopes to generate millions in tipping fees through a new deal that cou…
Xstrata bids for WMC (October 28, 2004)
Swiss-based, diversified base metal miner Xstrata (XTA-L) has launched a hostile, all-cash offer for the world’s th…
Placer posts US$148-million Q3 profit
Vancouver – It gold mines on track for 2004 operational targets, Placer Dome (PDG-T) saw third quarter earnings of…
Alexis hitting high grade at Lac Herbin
Assays are back from a 7,900-metre drill program that will expand the gold resource at Alexis Minerals’ (AMC-V) Lac…