Iamgold bids for Cambior (September 25, 2006)
A friendly deal between Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N, IGD-A) and Cambior (CBJ-T, CBJ-X) would see Iamgold take over the Montreal-based gold miner in a paper deal valued at $1.3 billion to form a gold company…
Africa
Rubicon arranges financing for African spin-off vehicle
Vancouver – A newly arranged financing agreement paves the way for Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-X) to proceed with…
African Copper twin holes confirm results
A data verification program by consulting firm RSG Global, commissioned by African Copper (ACU-T, ACU-L) for the Du…
African Copper to go ahead at Dukwe (September 20, 2006)
African Copper (ACU-T, ACU-L) will start construction of a mine at the Dukwe copper project in Botswana, with the h…
Editorial: When Kipushi comes to shove (September 20, 2006)
In a battle now at the stage of competing advertisements in mining and business publications, Canada’s First Quantu…
Gold Fields to buy Barrick’s Deep stake
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is selling its half interest in the South Deep gold mine in South Africa to Gold Fields (GFI-N) for nearly US$1.53 billion….
Gold Fields bids for WA, expanding Driefontein, Kloof
Coincident with its deal to acquire Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) half stake in the South Deep gold mine in South Africa, which is co-owned by Western Areas (WARJF-O, WAR-J), Gold Fields (gfi-n) is bo…
LionOre taking its share (September 18, 2006)
With the price of nickel surging in recent weeks and traditional titans Inco (N-T, N-N), and Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N) fading away, LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LMGGF-O, LOR-L) is establishi…
London junior picks up Bibiani
London-listed junior Central African Gold (CAN-L) has struck a deal with AngloGold Ashanti (AU-N, AGD-L) to buy the Bibiani gold mine in Ghana, along with the Bibiani North exploration permit….
First Quantum asserts rights as Gecamines seeks bids for Kipushi
Vancouver – In a battle launched by competing advertisements in mining and business publications, First Quantum Mi…
Gold Fields buys Barrick’s South Deep stake
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is selling its half interest in the South Deep gold mine in South Africa to Gold Fields…
Goldfields to deepen Driefontein, Kloof
Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L, GOGOF-J) has announced plans to expand its two largest South African gold mines in a R4….