Adastra soars on First Quantum bid
Shares in London-based Adastra Minerals (AAA-T, AAA-L) jumped as much as 89, or 49%, to $2.69 in Toronto on Jan. 1…
Africa
Lonmin consolidates Messina
London-based platinum producer Lonmin’s (LIM-L, LNMIF-O) plan to acquire the 8.5% stake it does not already own in …
Nevsun drops MDM from Tabakoto
Just a week after being dumped from Randgold Resources’ (GOLD-Q, RRS-L) Luolo gold mine project in Mali, financiall…
DFI jumps on Liberian finds
Shares in Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) were 7.5, or more than 40%, higher at 24 in early afternoon tradin…
Contractor woes for Randgold
Bad news struck the Randgold Resources (GOLD-Q, RRS-L) camp in Mali, as it was forced to dump an important contract…
Orezone pulls gold at Sega
Orezone Resources (OZN-T,OZN-X) saw its shares shoot up and fall back down over the last two days – much in line w…
AfriOre drills Akanani
Drilling at either end of the Akanani platinum project 25 km north of Mokopane in South Africa’s Limpopo province h…
Cream confirms gold-silver zone at Nuevo Milenio
Vancouver Recent prospecting, mapping and sampling have given Cream Minerals (CMA-V) increased confidence about t…
Aquarius moves to boot Marikana contractor (December 19, 2005)
Aquarius Platinum (AQPTY-O) has moved to dismiss mining contractor Moolman Mining at its Marikana platinum mine in …
Implats signs regal BEE deal
Impala Platinum Holdings (IMPUY-O), the world’s second-largest platinum producer, has agreed to sell a 49% stake in…
DFI weighs anchor from Vancouver (December 02, 2005)
Marine diamond miner Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) is moving its head office to Cape Town, South Africa from…
Managem trims its Semafo stake
Moroccan mining group Managem has agreed to sell a large portion of its 52% stake in Montreal-based gold miner Sema…