Sydney, Band-Ore plan merger — and demerger
Sydney Resources (SYR-V) and Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T) have unveiled a plan to amalgamate the two companies and th…
Gold
Rosia Montana EIA received (March 30, 2006)
Gabriel Resources (GBU-T, GBRRF-O) has taken delivery of an independently prepared environmental impact assessment …
Roulston says Canada’s the place to be
The Northern Miner asked Lawrence Roulston, a geologist with engineering and business training, and more than 20 ye…
Great Panther commissioning Guanajuato plant (March 28, 2006)
Vancouver – Great Panther Resources (GPR-V, GPRLF-O) has started to commission the processing plant at its Guanajua…
Puma posts positive PGE results from East Pansky
Vancouver Recent drilling by Consolidated Puma Minerals (CPW-V) has returned high-grade results for platinum grou…
Partners flash green light for San Jose
VANCOUVER – Partners Minera Andes (MAI-V, MNEAF-O) and Mauricio Hochschild have formally approved plans to place t…
Gold Fields to pour US$9.3M into Essakane
South African mining house Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L, GOGOF-J) has budgeted US$9.3 million for exploration and pre-…
Crystallex soars on Venezuelan approval
Shares in Crystallex International (KRY-T, KRY-X) jumped as much as $1.44, or 39%, to $5.10 in early trading on Mar…
La Patria returns more gold and silver
Vancouver — La Patria drilling continues to deliver good gold and silver values for Palmarejo Silver and Gold (PJO-V, PJOFF-O) on its 121-sq.-km Palmarejo-Trogan project in Chihuahua state, Mexico….
Resource boost at Galeno
Vancouver — A new resource estimate has been delivered to Northern Peru Copper (NOC-T, NPUCF-O), increasing the size of its Galeno copper-gold-molybdenum deposit, about 600 km north of Lima, Peru….
Falconbridge to absorb Novicourt
Facing consolidation itself, Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) plans to snap up the shares in exploration partner Novicourt (NOV-T, NOVFF-O) it does not already own….
Starcore buying Goldcorp mine
Vancouver — Starcore International Ventures (SAM-V, SHVLF-O) has struck a deal to buy the San Martin gold mine, in Queretaro, Mexico, from Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) subsidiary Luismin….