Gold Fields to buy Barrick’s Deep stake
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is selling its half interest in the South Deep gold mine in South Africa to Gold Fields (GFI-N) for nearly US$1.53 billion….
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25 die in Siberian mine fire
Highland Gold Mining (HGHGF-O, HGM-L) says production will resume later this week at the Darasun gold mine in the Chita region of eastern Siberia where an underground fire killed 25 miners….
Goldcorp, Glamis to merge
Vancouver — The latest in a series of mega-mining mergers sees Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) looking to boost its ranking amongst the world’s top gold companies through an agreement to merge with mid-tier pro…
Western Areas secures recovery fund (August 14, 2006)
Western Areas (WARSF-O, WAR-J) says full-scale production at the South Deep gold mine, 45 km southwest of Johannesburg, should resume earlier than expected after the South African-based gold miner lin…
Barrick makes push for NovaGold, Pioneer
A legal dispute and hostile takeover bid involving NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) and Pioneer Metals (PSM-T) was the catalyst that prompted Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) to make all-cash offers for bot…
Goldfields adds more Western Areas shares
South African mining house Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L, GOGOF-J) has increased its shareholding in South Deep partner…
Columbus options Cortez to Agnico
Vancouver — On the heels of its initial public offering, Columbus Gold (CGT-V) has lined up Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) as a joint-venture partner to test its Utah Clipper, Crestview and Laura…
Western Areas secures recovery fund (July 05, 2006)
Western Areas (WARSF-O) says full-scale production at the South Deep gold, 45 km southwest of Johannesburg, should …
Areva takes gold assets public
French nuclear fuel company Areva (ARVCF-O) has agreed to a reverse-takeover of Venture-listed La Mancha Resources (LMA-V, LACHF-O) that will move its gold assets into a Canadian-listed public company…
Bema, Arizona Star regain Cerro Casale
Partners Bema Gold (BGO-T, BGO-X) and Arizona Star Resource (AZS-V, AZS-X) have inked definitive deals to acquire B…
Columbus Gold options Cortez package to Agnico-Eagle
Vancouver – On the heals of its initial public offering, Columbus Gold (CGT-V) has lined up Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM…
Everton, Linear cut massive sulphides in DR (June 12, 2006)
A 10-hole drilling program at the Loma el Mate property in the Dominican Republic has returned several significant intersections of zinc-copper mineralization….