Africa

Barrick bids for Equinox (April 25, 2011)

The board of Equinox Minerals (eqn-t, eqn-a) is withdrawing its bid for Lundin Mining (lun-t) and endorsing instead an all-cash takeover bid of $8.15 per share from Barrick Gold (abx-t, abx-n), which values the company at about $7.3 billon. The…


An aerial view of Gold Fields' Tarkwa gold mine in southwestern Ghana, 300 km west of the capital Accra. Photo by Gold Fields

Gold Fields cuts deal with Iamgold

Gold Fields (GFI-N, GFI-J) wants as much control over its key mining assets as it can get, and is buying Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) minority stake in a project in Ghana.




Rumors propel Banro shares

Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) says it was nothing more than a rumor but whatever its merit an unspecified document sent the company’s shares surging over a three-day period. While the company would offer no direct information as to the nature of the…




Early Canaco investor buys large stake in Silvore Fox

Vancouver – A Chinese group which invested heavily in Tanzania-focused gold explorer Canaco Resources (CAN-V) just before its discovery of the Handeni gold deposit has recently added to its large interest in Nova Scotia base-metal explorer…






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