Complicating Consolidated
A third bidder has emerged for Australian alloy-metals producer Consolidated Minerals (CSMBF-O, CNM-L, CSM-A), jump…
BHP Billiton
India: the Sleeping Giant
You might say Charles Devenish is a patient man. The Australian entrepreneur has been waiting for more than a decade for permission to start mining projects in India. He has applications for permits o…
Luiri Gold shows lustre in Zambia (August 27, 2007)
Just a little more than two months after completing a 4,200-metre drilling program at its Dunrobin and Matala gold deposits in Zambia, Luiri Gold (LGL-V) released new mineral resource estimates showin…
BHP Billiton posts full-year income growth of 28%
Strong commodity prices and record production made this another banner year for BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BHP-A). N…
El Nino Ventures plans to start drilling in the DRC in mid-September
Jean Luc Roy knows a thing or two about fast-tracking projects in Africa. The president of El Nino Ventures (ELN-V,…
Suppliers News (August 20, 2007)
SNC to work with local engineers at Anglo’s Barro Alto
Indicator Minerals scours Arctic for diamonds
When Bruce Counts, president and CEO of Indicator Minerals (IME-V, IMEEF-O), studied geology in university, his professors glossed over diamond exploration.
Peruvian president seeks mining growth
Lima, Peru — As he opened the Cerro Lindo zinc-copper operation of Compania Minero Milpo at the end of July, Peru’s President Alan Garcia threw down the gauntlet, challenging the South American count…
Luiri Gold shows lustre in Zambia (August 09, 2007)
Just a little more than two months after completing a 4,159-metre drilling program at its Dunrobin and Matala gold …
Editorial: Potash powers PCS
While the broad stock markets took a beating with the release of mixed U.S. economic data during the week ended July 29, the 30th trading week of 2007, the commodities markets continued to show underl…
Platmin gets positive study for Pilanesberg (August 06, 2007)
Platmin (PPN-T, PPN-L) will go ahead with production from the Pilanesberg platinum group element project, in the Bushveld camp of northern South Africa, following a positive feasibility study.
Canada lacks diamond-savvy investors
When Bruce Counts, president and CEO of Indicator Minerals (IME-V), was in university, his professors merely glosse…