Troy jumps on golden hole Down Under (April 09, 2008)
Vancouver – On the heels of a temporary mill shutdown in Brazil that dragged its share price down, Troy Resources (…
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
Barrick ups investment in Papua New Guinea (April 07, 2008)
Just weeks after Allied Gold (AGLD-L ALD-A) poured the first gold from its Simberi project on Simberi Island off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea, the Australian miner has signed a deal with Can…
Laramide cuts wide uranium at Westmoreland (April 04, 2008)
Vancouver – The latest round of drilling by Laramide Resources (LAM-T, LMRXF-O) at its Westmoreland uranium project…
Aldershot hot for uranium downunder
Vancouver – Despite ongoing restrictions on uranium development in some regions of Australia, Aldershot Resources (…
Moly Mines boosts Spinifex Ridge resource (March 31, 2008)
Vancouver – On strong outlook for molybdenum prices Moly Mines (MOL-T, MOL-A) has tabled a significant resource inc…
China’s Tibet policies back on the front burner
The holiday-shortened week ended March 22, the twelfth trading week of 2008, was a time for most market participants to catch their collective breath after the tumultuous gyrations in the world’s stoc…
Japan teams with Aussie junior in Cambodia (March 28, 2008)
A Japanese government-run company has agreed to spend US$4.5 million over three years on two of Southern Gold’s (SA…
Barrick ups investment in Papua New Guinea (March 27, 2008)
Just weeks after Allied Gold poured the first gold from its Simberi project on Simberi Island off the northern coas…
Strike at Inmet’s Ok Tedi shortlived
A strike at Inmet Mining’s (IMN-T, IEMMF-O) Ok Tedi copper-gold mine, in Papua New Guinea, lasted only four days, with workers agreeing to go back to work at the project on March 15.
Peak Gold earns $14.6M in first year
After buying two operating mines in April last year, Peak Gold (PIK-V, PIKGF-O) raked in net earnings of US$14.6 million, or 3 per share, for the thirteen months ended Dec. 31, 2007.
ATW picks up another Aussie gold mine
VANCOUVER — Five months after buying the Burnakura gold mine in the goldfields of Western Australia, ATW Venture (ATW-V, ATWVF-O) is picking up another past-producing operation just 300 km away: the …
Peak Gold earns $14.6 million in first year
After buying two operating mines in April last year, Peak Gold (PIK-V) raked in net earnings of US$14.6 million…