Great Basin breaks ground at Burnstone
South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Energy has granted Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBN-X) a pair of new order pr…
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Strong retail demand offsets challenging rough diamond market
Despite difficult trading conditions in the rough diamond market during the first half of 2006, demand for diamond jewelry at the retail consumer level has remained vibrant, with an estimated growth o…
Diba drilling cuts more gold (September 04, 2006)
Further drilling at the Diba property in Mali by Etruscan Resources (EET-T, ETRUF-O) has indicated more gold mineralization….
La Mancha poised to enter gold business with $40.2-million financing
Vancouver – Shareholders of La Mancha Resources (LMA-V) will meet September 20th to vote on a reverse-takeover tra…
Volta power cuts to hit gold mines
Low water levels in the Volta River system have led the Ghanaian power generation agency, the Volta River Authority…
SXR plans Aussie Honeymoon
Ambitious uranium developer SXR Uranium One (SXR-T, SXRFF-O) has given the go-ahead at its Honeymoon in situ-leach …
Moto gets prefeasibility done in the DRC
Moto Goldmines (MGL-T, MOE-A, MOE-L) stepped closer to bringing its half of the Kilo-Moto gold belt in the Democrat…
Paladin advances Langer Heinrich
Shares in Perth, Australia-based Paladin Resources (PDN-T, PDN-A) jumped as much as 7% in unusually heavy morning t…
Record Q2 earnings for First Quantum (August 28, 2006)
Vancouver — A continued robust copper market propelled First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQVLF-O, FQM-L) to record 2006 second-quarter profits of US$150.5 million (US$2.33 per share), up 419% over the co…
Equinox boosts Lumwana bought deal
Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQXMF-O) has boosted the size of its recently announced bought deal financing, with a tota…
London junior picks up Bibiani mine
London-listed junior Central African Gold (CAN-L) has struck a deal with AngloGold Ashanti (AU-N, AGD-L) to buy the…
Higher gold prices help offset declining production for Royal Gold
Vancouver – Royalties covering a global portfolio of gold mines generated record revenues of US$28.4 million for R…