Rex shares tumble after leases axed (April 02, 2004)
Rex shares tumble after leases axedThe government of Sierra Leone has cancelled the diamond mining leases held…
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Golden Star cuts new gold near Bogoso-Prestea
A first wave of rotary-air-blast drilling by Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) has returned some encouraging results fr…
Gold royalty likely to be shelved (March 30, 2004)
The government of South Africa is expected to scrap a proposed 3% royalty on revenue from gold mining companies wit…
Norilsk takes South African foothold (March 29, 2004)
Russia’s largest miner Norilsk Nickel has bought Anglo American’s (AAUK-Q) 20% stake in South African gold miner Go…
Tiomin secures port land
Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) has acquired a three-acre parcel of land on the south side of Mombasa harbour, advancing i…
Petrex mines sink Bema
Higher-than-expected costs at the Petrex mines in South Africa, combined with an unrealized US$13.4 million derivat…
Akrokeri-Ashanti Bonte
Akrokeri-Ashanti (AKR-V) shares had a penny, or 25% of value, carved away Friday after the company announced that i…
Anvil ready to dual-list in Canada (March 24, 2004)
Seeking a broader shareholder base, Australian-listed Anvil Mining has unveiled a restructuring scheme under which…
Kolwezi deal done
America Mineral Fields (AMZ-T) has started the ball rolling on a feasibility study of the Kolwezi copper-cobalt tai…
American Mineral Fields gets decree
Congolese president Joseph Kabila has signed off on a decree approving the deal under which America Mineral Fields…
Tuobuka results fail to impress
Investors slammed shares in SKN Resources (SRL-V) after the company announced the latest sampling results from the…
LionOre roars in q4
With nickel prices soaring and record production out of the Tati nickel operation, LionOre Mining International (LI…