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Editor’s Picks: the Week’s Top Mining Stories

Even as new record, nominal highs for uranium and nickel prices were being set in the week ended Feb. 24, it was organized labour action in Canada’s railyards that grabbed the most focused attention o…


Equinox studies uranium at Lumwana

Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQN-A) has entered into a $175-million bought-deal financing agreement to fund the development of its Lumwana copper project in Zambia.




Niger uranium draws interest

Vancouver — The hot uranium market has spurred explorers to broaden the global hunt for the energy metal, putting the West African country of Niger in the spotlight again.






Randgold tops 2005 profits

Mid-tier gold miner Randgold Resources (GOLD-Q, RRS-L) saw its earnings increase on higher gold prices and bigger production numbers in 2006.


New study for Selkirk

LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LIM-A, LOR-L) is ready to move to a full feasibility study on the Selkirk nickel-copper deposit in eastern Botswana following prefeasibility work that indicated a …


Impala launches Afplats bid (February 26, 2007)

Impala Platinum (IMPUY-O, IPLA-L, IMPO-J) has made a takeover bid for junior platinum developer African Platinum (AFRPF-O, APP-L), valuing the company at 297 million (US$579 million).


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