Barrick bids for junior energy company to mitigate oil costs
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is hedging against soaring oil prices with an all-cash offer for Albertan oil and gas j…
Barrick Gold Corporation
Gold likely to regain US$1,000 per oz. by year-end, Citigroup says
Compared with surging base metal and oil prices, the appreciation of gold has been relatively muted. But mounting…
New resource for Moneta’s Windjammer South zone
The Windjammer South zone of its Golden Highway project, 90 km east of Timmins in Ontario’s Michaud township, has p…
Human geology 101
A smouldering controversy over the resettlement of villagers in South Africa to make way for the expansion of an Anglo Platinum (AMS-J, AGPPF-O) mine underscores the importance of getting relocation e…
Relocations aren’t easy, so get them right the first time around
A smouldering controversy over the resettlement of villagers in South Africa to make way for the expansion of an An…
Rio Alto looking to be Peru’s next name in mining
With its planned acquisition of Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) La Arena copper and gold project, Rio Alto Mining’s presid…
NovaGold lines up US$95M note offering
VANCOUVER — After recently pulling the plug on a planned $130- million private placement due to “pricing conditions,” NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has now lined up a US$95-million convertible note…
Barrick ups investment in Papua New Guinea (March 27, 2008)
Just weeks after Allied Gold poured the first gold from its Simberi project on Simberi Island off the northern coas…
Silver Standard boosts Snowfield gold tally (March 24, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) has significantly increased gold resources at its Snowfield project, located 40 km north of Stewart, B. C.
NovaGold lines up US$95 million to recharge treasury
Vancouver – After recently pulling the plug on a planned $130-million private placement due to “pricing conditions”…
Silver Standard boosts Snowfield gold tally (March 11, 2008)
Vancouver – Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) has significantly increased gold resources at its Snowfield p…
Midlands Minerals grows in Ghana
Kim Harris is used to hunting in elephant country. As the former director for Africa of the Ontario International Corp., she spent more than a decade crisscrossing the continent looking for business o…