Blockade shuts down Freeport’s Grasberg
Vancouver — A large group of protesters, some toting weapons, effectively shut down operations at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) massive Grasberg mine in Indonesia’s Pa…
Gold
Vista seeks to revive Mount Todd gold mine
Vancouver — Pegasus Gold developed a reputation for building and operating low-grade gold mines during a period of high gold prices in the 1980s. As prices collapsed, so did the company and many of i…
Delivering at Corani
With 89 holes representing over 14,000 metres of drilling completed on the Corani silver discovery in Peru and a resource estimate due out in early March, Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, BC…
U.S. Gold looks to consolidate Cortez Trend
Vancouver — Robert McEwen’s U.S. Gold (USGL-O) has launched takeover offers for four TSX Venture-listed companies in an anticipated manoeuvre to fuse together a large, strategic land…
Red Back drilling confirms Abodoabo trench results (March 13, 2006)
Vancouver — The first drill holes on Red Back Mining’s (RBI-T, RBIFF-O) Abodoabo prospect, in southwestern Ghana, are substantiating previous trench results from the gold project….
Desert Sun rises on Yamana bid (March 13, 2006)
A friendly bid from Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-X, YAU-L) to take over Desert Sun Mining (DSM-T, DEZ-X) would see the creation of a 450,000-oz. gold producer in the near…
Dundee Precious Metals gets OK for Chelopech expansion
Vancouver – Dundee Precious Metals’ (DPM-T, DPMLF-O) redevelopment plans for its Chelopech gold-copper mine in cent…
Harmony grabs South Deep stake
Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N) has taken a 29.2% stake in fellow South African miner Western Areas, co-owner of the So…
Wading through troubled waters in Nigeria (March 09, 2006)
Bird flu, religious conflict and kidnappings of oil executives. You can forgive the average mining investor for ove…
Galeno resource boost for Northern Peru Copper
Vancouver – A new resource estimate has been delivered to Northern Peru Copper (NOC-T, NPUCF-O), increasing the siz…
Palmarejo cuts more gold and silver at La Patria
Vancouver – La Patria drilling continues to deliver good gold and silver values for Palmarejo Silver and Gold (PJO-…
Gabriel expects first gold pour in 2009
Vancouver – If ever a mineral deposit had the potential to transform an economically disadvantaged region, it’s th…