Ivanhoe selling Savage River iron mine
Vancouver – As part of its non-core asset divestiture plan, Ivanhoe Mine’s (IVN-T) has arranged for the sale of the…
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Maple inks uranium deal (January 25, 2005)
A takeover agreement between Maple Minerals (MPM-V) and private Uranium Minerals Ventures will bring an option on t…
Mindoro tables new Lobo resource
Vancouver – An independent resource estimate on Mindoro Resources’ (MIO-V)Southwest Breccia zone, pegs the deposit…
BHP dismisses rumours of WMC bid
News reports of a pending bid for WMC Resources (WMC-N) by BHP Billiton (BHP-N) are “market speculation,” the compa…
LionOre’s MPI takeover complete (December 22, 2004)
Mid-tier base metal producer LionOre Mining International (LIM-T) will move to a compulsory acquisition of Australi…
Bendigo expansion OK’d
Australia’s Federal Government has approved Bendigo Mining’s plan to expand its Carshalton mine, which will anchor…
Bendigo builds confidence (December 03, 2004)
Having spent more than A$105 million on exploration and assessment over the past 7 years, Bendigo Mining has confir…
Mindoro hits new ore shoot at Lobo
Vancouver – Mindoro Resources (MIO-V) has intersected what may be a new gold ore-shoot in the West Drift area of it…
Majestic confirms Sawayaerdun grades and continuity
Vancouver – Drill results from Majestic Gold’s (MJS-V) Sawayaerdun gold project in western China have confirmed the…
Southern Cross postpones Honeymoon (November 01, 2004)
Shares in Southern Cross Resources (SXR-T) plummeted as much as 25, or 30%, to a 52-week low of 58 in early tradi…
Xstrata bids for WMC (October 28, 2004)
Swiss-based, diversified base metal miner Xstrata (XTA-L) has launched a hostile, all-cash offer for the world’s th…
Newmont officials out of jail, on probation (October 25, 2004)
The five officials of Newmont Minahasa Raya arrested in Jakarta over allegations of pollution will be released from…