Cempaka begins diamond production
Less stripping will mean higher production at less cost on BM Diamondcorp’s (BDI-V) Cempaka property, 45 km from th…
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Honeymoon not over for Southern Cross (June 01, 2004)
Southern Cross Resources (SXR-T) has identified more uranium within 500 metres of the Honeymoon Resource on Mining…
TVI study says Canatuan gossan feasible (May 26, 2004)
A feasibility study commissioned by TVI Pacific (TVI-T) has determined that the oxide resource at the Canatuan mass…
Inco moves staff following terror threat in Indonesia
The nickel operations of Inco (N-T) subsidiary International Nickel Indonesia “are proceeding as normal” following…
Aluminum giants eye Guinean refinery (May 13, 2004)
The world’s two largest aluminum producers are looking at the feasibility of joining forces to build an alumina ref…
Weda Bay expands resource on Halmahera
Weda Bay Minerals (WDA-T) is finding the Santa Monica nickel-cobalt laterite deposit, on the island of Halmahera in…
Queensland revokes Alcan’s Aurukun rights
The government in Queensland has passed legislation revoking Alcan’s (AL-T) rights to the Aurukun bauxite reserves…
Xstrata closes mothballed Windimurra
Despite current high vanadium prices, London-listed diversified miner Xstrata has confirmed the permanent closure o…
Teck’s Pogo stuck, Lennard Shelf revival planned
Construction work at Teck Cominco’s (TEK-T) Pogo gold project in Alaska has ground to a halt after an environmental…
Alcan capitalizes on Pechiney takeover (April 27, 2004)
Alcan (AL-T) figures it can squeeze an additional US$110 million in savings out of its recent, multi-billion-dollar…
Sur American hits more high gold grades at Comval
Vancouver – Random bulk sampling of a second Tarale area vein has turned up bonanza gold grades on Sur American Gol…
Champion, Red Back shareholders approve merger
Shareholders of Australian-listed Red Back Mining and Vancouver-based Champion Resources (CHA-V) have give the go-a…