NuStar lines up for Intrepid (December 14, 2005)
Australian gold producer NuStar Mining (NMC-A) will gain an exploration arm and a Canadian listing through a merger…
South America
International Minerals weighs San Luis (December 12, 2005)
International Minerals (IMZ-T) has pegged the recently discovered San Luis vein system on the Rio Blanco epithermal…
Yamana aims for big leagues through RNC merger
Vancouver A proposed merger with RNC Gold (RNC-T) would allow Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-X, YAU-L) to dramatically b…
Gold Fields gets green light for Cerro Corona
Vancouver The Peruvian government has approved an environmental impact study for the Cerro Corona gold-copper pro…
Marlin begins production (December 02, 2005)
Glamis Gold’s (GLG-T, GLG-N) contentious Marlin gold-silver mine in western Guatemala has weathered Hurricane Stan …
Delayed reaction sends Exeter shares up
Exeter Resource (XRC-V) is catching on with investors more than two weeks after drill results from its Argentinian …
Anglo funds more work at Solitario’s Pedra Branca
Vancouver Internal scoping studies have prompted Anglo American Platinum (AAPTY-L) to fund another round of explo…
Minera Andes expands Los Azules
Vancouver A preliminary agreement with a copper unit of Xstrata (XTA-L) gives Minera Andes (MAI-T) rights to own …
CVRD secures control of Canico
Vancouver Diversified Brazilian miner Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) has acquired 42.1 million shares of Canic…
Rosebel resumes milling (November 25, 2005)
Mill operations at Cambior’s (CBJ-T, CBJ-X) flagship Rosebel open-pit gold mine in Suriname have resumed at about 9…
Gold Fields sees upside in bid for Bolivar
Vancouver As part of a growth strategy to expand offshore production, Gold Fields (GFI-N) plans to pay US$330 mil…
Cambior sinks as Rosebel springs a leak
Milling operations have been temporarily suspended at Cambior’s (CBJ-T, CBJ-X) flagship Rosebel open-pit gold mine …