Mining ramps up at Yanacocha
Operations at the Yanacocha gold mine in northern Peru are returning to normal after weeks of protests and roadbloc…
Regulatory Issues
Tahera advances Jericho (September 09, 2004)
Tahera Diamond’s (TAH-T) Jericho diamond project in Nunavut took another step toward reality after the Kitikmeot In…
Eritrea pulls plug on exploration
Vancouver – Three Vancouver-based companies at various stages of advancing their Eritrean exploration projects have…
Gabriel soars on Newmont subscription (August 30, 2004)
Shares in Gabriel Resources (GBU-T) shot up as much as 54% to $2 in mid-afternoon trading in Toronto on Aug. 30, af…
Coeur makes new offer (August 24, 2004)
Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) has launched anew its $2.4-billion offer to buy all the outstanding shares of Wheaton R…
Coeur clears the slate, restates
Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) has cancelled its offer to acquire the shares of U.S.-based shareholders of Wheaton Riv…
Miramar’s Doris North dealt further delay
Vancouver – Miramar Mining (MAE-T) has suffered another setback on planned development of the Doris North gold depo…
Adastra eyes revived Kipushi
Adastra Minerals (AMZ-T) (formerly America Mineral Fields) has resumed talks with state-owned La Generale des Carri…
Defiance exits Honduras
Proposed changes in Honduran mining regulations have prompted Defiance Mining (DM-T) to drop its option on the Zopi…
Crystallex land permit confirmed
The Venezuelan government has confirmed Crystallex International’s (KRY-T) land occupation permit for the Las Crist…
RCMP investigates Getty property transaction, directors
Vancouver – A Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigation into two directors of Getty Copper (GTC-V) has cast the m…
Golden Star extends its bid
Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) has withdrawn its request that the Ontario Securities Commission set aside Iamgold’s…