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South Africans target platinum in Zimbabwe

Vancouver — Over the past decade, platinum miners have been eager to advance known deposits on Zimbabwe’s Great Dyke, home to the world’s second-largest reserve of platinum. However, a strong nationa…


Busy week for base metals

The base metal miners took the spotlight away from the golds during the report period ended April 15.BHP Billiton rose 20 to US$11.56 as it launched a 10-year, US$850-million global bond, part of whi…


US golds take hit as price falls

A steep dip in the price of gold pushed U.S. gold producers lower over the April 2-8 report period. The yellow metal was fixed at US$324.10 per oz. on the morning of April 9, for a loss of $6.15 on th…


Anglo greases drills at Boyongan project

Vancouver — Anglo American (AAUK-Q) is sending eight drill rigs to explore the Boyongan project in the southern Philippines. The property is held equally by Anglo American and Philex Gold (PGI-V).Ang…


Mitsui buys into CVRD

The biggest global mining story of the report period was the complex deal involving Brazilian iron ore giant Cia Vale do Rio Doce’s (CVRD) and Japan’s no. 2 trading house, Mitsui.Mitsui winds up spend…


River Valley PGM deposit shows continuity

Pacific North West Capital (PFN-V) has tabled the first batch of assays from a 40,000-metre, $5.3-million drilling campaign at the River Valley platinum group metal (PGM) property, near Sudbury, Ont.T…


Miners passed by in broad advance

The five trading days March 19-25 saw a modest advance by the U.S. stock markets, but gold and base metal equities were left out. Both major indices rose about 1%; the Dow Jones Industrial Average add…


Impala, Mustang sign JV

South African-based Impala Platinum (IMPAF-O)has spent a required $3.8 million on exploration to earn a 38% stake in the River Valley palladium-platinum project of Mustang Minerals (YMU-V).Situated 80…


Week-long dive on US markets

Things started badly on U.S. stock markets in the trading period March 5-11, and got steadily worse. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 180.81 points to 7,524.06, a loss of 2.3%, while the Standard…


Anooraq busy on the Bushveld

Mokopane, South Africa — Hunter-Dickinson-led Anooraq Resources (ARQ-V) has tabled an inferred resource totalling some 4.2 million oz. platinum and palladium (PGMs) plus gold for the Drenthe farm on …


Healthy prices, discoveries spur nickel exploration

After losing ground to their trendy laterite cousins a few years ago, nickel sulphide deposits — hosts of the giant Sudbury, Voisey’s Bay and Norilsk orebodies — are back in fashion.Nickel sulphide …


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