Phil Newman, CEO of metals consultants CRU Strategies in London, kicked off the “Commodities and market outlook” technical session that launched the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention with a relatively…
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA — Rising out of the sea at the collision of the Pacific and Indo-Australian tectonic plates, Papua New Guinea is the stuff of legend for both its geological potential and punishing working environment.
PANGUNA, BOUGAINVILLE — After more than 20 years in limbo, the small Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville is closer than ever to reopening the infamous Panguna mine.
As the natural resources available on land become less and our need for them grows, exploration activities move offshore.
Uranium miner Paladin Energy (PDN-T) picked a good time to beat production estimates.
After last year’s funding dispute with the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), Nautilus Minerals (NUS-T) is continuing to suspend development of its erstwhile flagship Solwara 1 deep-sea mining project.
VANCOUVER — It has been just over a year since Vancouver-based Angkor Gold (ANK-V) went public with its stable of Cambodian exploration projects, and it is looking like the company’s early-mover strategy in the developing Southeast Asian…
Toronto-based gold producer Primero Mining (P-T, PPP-N) has waded into merger-and-acquisition waters with a friendly offer to buy Australian gold explorer Cerro Resources (CJO-V, CJO-A) in an all-stock deal worth US$120 million.
First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) has stepped up its game for Inmet Mining (IMN-T) with a hostile $5.1-billion takeover offer in hopes of winning over Inmet shareholders after failing twice to entice the company’s board in recent…
VANCOUVER — Toronto-based gold producer Primero Mining (P-T, PPP-N) has waded into the merger-and-acquisition waters with a definitive agreement to acquire Australian explorer Cerro Resources (CJO-V, CJO-A) in an all-stock deal worth…
A subsidiary of Chinese conglomer-ate Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group has raised its offer price for Talison Lithium (TLH-T) from $7.15 to $7.50 per share, and the Australian lithium producer’s board and its largest shareholder, Resource…
Gold Fields (GFI-N) is lowering its South African risk by spinning out a wholly owned subsidiary — which holds the country’s KDC and Beatrix gold mines — into a new firm called Sibanye Gold. While this may sound like a…
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