Barrick targets Placer minorities
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) plans to compulsorily acquire the balance of Placer Dome’s (PDG-T, PDG-N) shares, after…
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Moto revs on drill results (February 03, 2006)
Shares in Moto Goldmines (MGL-T, MOE-A) were trading $1.40, or nearly 30%, higher at $6.20 in afternoon trading in …
Adastra formally snubs First Quantum
Following a day of examination, Adastra Minerals (AAA-T, AAA-L) has again rejected a now formal takeover bid from F…
Axmin nails down permit terms for Bambari
The government of the Central African Republic has set its seal on a mining convention with Axmin (AXM-V) for the d…
European Minerals dumps besieged mine contractor
Vancouver As the list of disgruntled customers of MDM Ferroman grows, so does the number of disrupted and partial…
African Copper climbs on Matsitama high-grade
Some impressive initial drill results on the Matsitama Schist belt in Botswana has prompted London-based explorer A…
Madagascar holds the nickel for Pan African
Pan African Mining (PAF-V) has hit nickel in Madagascar. In a release issued on Wednesday, Jan. 25, the company…
Finkolo yields more high-grade
Infill drilling on the Finkolo gold project in Mali, West Africa, continues to confirm the continuity of the main T…
African Copper soars on Dukwe drilling
Shares in London-based explorer African Copper (ACU-T, ACU-L) soared by as much as $1, or 79%, to $2.27 in Toronto …
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…
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…