Lihir back in action (November 04, 2005)
Full-scale production has resumed at Lihir Gold’s (LIHRY-Q, LHG-A) Lihir Island pressure-oxidation and carbon-in-le…
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Defence begins for Bre-X’s Felderhof
The defence began to build its case on Wednesday in an effort to exonerate John Felderhof, Bre-X Minerals’ former c…
Commentary – Philippines mining: Open for business, or so they say
Manila, Philippines — Just a year ago, no one would have imagined the Philippines as the site for this year’s Asia…
Crew Gold looks to keep on growing
Crew Gold (CRU-T) is growing up in a hurry. On Monday the company announced a proposal to acquire Guinor Gold (GN…
Lihir suffers landslide (October 14, 2005)
Papua New Guinea miner Lihir Gold (LIHRY-Q, LHG-A) expects to resume full production at its Lihir Island pressure-o…
Cameco to sell shares of Energy Resources
Vancouver — Saskatchewan-based Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) plans to sell its entire 6.7% interest in Energy Resources of…
LionOre loosens the belt
Armed with a new US$116 million credit facility, Lionore Mining International (LIM-T, LIM-A) has launched an aggres…
Voisey’s Bay yields first nickel concentrate (September 19, 2005)
Inco (N-T) has taken its first big step toward boosting nickel production by 35% by 2009, with the first pour of ni…
Placer Dome green-lights Granny, Cortez Hills
Placer Dome (PDG-T) has approved development of its 60%-owned Cortez Hills gold project in northeastern Nevada and …
Committee Bay looks south in Matador merger (July 14, 2005)
Vancouver – Nunavut gold explorer Committee Bay Resources (CBR-V) is merging with Australian focused Matador Explor…
Newmont sells Golden Grove
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has sold its Golden Grove zinc-copper operation in Western Australia to Oxiana for US$205 mi…
Bendigo expands new reef
Drilling by Bendigo Mining has extended a major new gold-bearing reef near existing mine development at the company…