Adastra, First Quantum make peace (April 11, 2006)
Months of sniping have come to an end, with Adastra Minerals’ (AAA-T, AAA-L) board of directors finally agreeing to…
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OKIMO dispute with Moto weighing down shares
While Moto Goldmines (MGL-T, MOE-A, MOE-L) is remaining tight lipped over its negotiations with its joint venture p…
AXMIN ups resource but shares fall
AXMIN (AXM-T) has upped its resources in the indicated category by 44% at its project in the Central African Republ…
Diavik surpasses 20M carats
In the little over three years since startup, the Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories has produced just under 20 million carats of rough diamonds to the end of 2005….
IamGold Funds scholarship at Queen’s
The master of science program in mineral exploration at Queen’s University will have a place set aside for a West African student thanks to a scholarship funded by Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N)….
Moto finds more gold in the hills of the Congo
The resource at Moto Goldmines’ (MGL-T, MOE-A, MOE-L) Moto Gold project in northeastern Democratic Republic of Con…
MDN starts drilling in Eritrea
It was almost 10 years ago to the day that MDN Northern Mining (MDN-T) began drilling in Tanzania, and to mark the …
First Quantum extends Adastra bid
With less than one-third of Adastra Minerals’ (AAA-T, AAA-L) fully diluted common shares handed over by the Mar. 31…
Nevsun pours first gold at Tabakoto
Vancouver – With the help of a 90%-national operations team, Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) poured its first gold…
Mugabe’s meltdown
By all accounts, Amos Midzi, Zimbabwe’s minister of mines, is a mild-mannered soul….
SouthernEra Diamonds poised for a comeback
It’s been a while since SouthernEra Diamonds’ (SDM-T, SDMFF-O) share price touched $20 — eight-and-a-half years, to be exact. Since then, its shares have fallen on hard times; in the last year, the h…
Major resource boost in the Bushveld
Vancouver — Indicated resources have almost doubled at Platinum Group Metals’ (PTM-T, PTMQF-O) Western Bushveld joint venture in South Africa….