African Mining Conference draws masses
Cape Town, South Africa On strong commodity prices and a sustained bull market the 12th annual Mining Indaba conf…
AngloGold Ashanti Limited
Pit wall collapses at Geita
A slope failure in the southwest wall of the Nyankanga pit of AngloGold Ashanti’s (AU-N, AGD-L, AGG-A, ANG-J) Geita…
UraMin seeks big-league status in African uranium
When gold prices rose sharply in the early years of this decade, companies came along whose purpose was to assemble projects that didn’t make the grade at low prices, but had potential to go to produc…
Robex has golden connections in Mali
When Richard Savard, president of Robex Resources (RBX-V), walks down the street in Bamako, Mali’s capital, he’s a familiar face to many.
Bema investor against Kinross takeover
Vancouver — Bema Gold’s (BGO-T, BGO-N) second-largest shareholder, Tradewinds Global Investors, says it will oppose the US$3.1-billion takeover offer by Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N ) because it underval…
Strait Gold nestles into Peru’s golden area (December 25, 2006)
If location is everything in exploration as it is in real estate, Strait Gold’s (SRD-V) Culebrilla property in the Andes Mountains, near Ancash, Peru, has the company in good shape.
TSX goes global with gold index (December 18, 2006)
To suit its beefed-up list that now includes non-Canadian gold companies, the Standard & Poor/Toronto Stock Exchang…
Kinross to buy Bema for $3.5B
Vancouver — Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) is stepping up the pace of consolidation in the North American gold mining industry, launching a friendly $3.5-billion bid to acquire Bema Gold (BGO-T, BGO-N, BA…
AngloGold cements new Russian alliance (October 30, 2006)
AngloGold Ashanti (AU-N, AGD-L, ANANO-J) has concluded a deal with Russian gold producer Polymetal for a strategic alliance in gold exploration in the Russian Federation, which has left one London-lis…
Colombia attracting mining’s heavy hitters
Marmato, Colombia — Efforts by Colombian authorities to attract international mining investment are bearing fruit as the ranks of foreign investors taking a serious look at the country swell. A year …
Colombia attracts mining’s heavy hitters
Marmato, Colombia — Efforts by Colombian authorities to attract international mining investment are bearing fruit …
Volta Power Cuts to Hit Gold Mines
Low water levels in the Volta River system have led the Ghanaian power generation agency, the Volta River Authority, to begin a program of load management that includes some power cuts to users, inclu…