Areva takes gold assets public in RTO
French nuclear fuel company Areva (ARVCF-O) has agreed to a reverse-takeover of Venture-listed La Mancha Resources …
Barrick Gold Corporation
Gold Fields grabs for South Deep voice
With shares soured after a recent accident at the South Deep mine in South Africa, Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L) has boosted its stake in the mine’s half owner Western Areas (WARSF-O)….
Nautilus samples deep-sea deposits (June 05, 2006)
Vancouver — Ocean-floor explorer Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O) has returned high-grade copper-gold values from drilling and sampling of a seabed sulphide zone at its Solwara 1 project off the co…
TSX Preferred and Exchangeable (June 05, 2006)
Red Lake, Campbell see layoffs (June 05, 2006)
Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has started staff reductions at the Red Lake and Campbell mines in Balmertown, Ont., beginning a process aimed at finding economies as the two are combined….
Andean American alone at Invicta
Vancouver — Junior gold producer Andean American Mining (AAG-V, ANMCF-O) will advance its Invicta gold project, in west-central Peru, on its own, following notice that Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) wil…
Lincoln, Golden Odyssey team in Cortez trend
Nevada-based explorer Lincoln Gold (LGCP-O) has optioned its JDS property in Eureka Cty., Nev., to Golden Odyssey Exploration (GOE-V, GODYF-O)….
Barrick takes stake in Midway Gold (May 29, 2006)
Vancouver — In what has become an increasingly common strategy among majors, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) will participate in a financing by Nevada-focused explorer Midway Gold (MDW-V, MDWGF-O)….
Instability could place Peru in peril
Lima, Peru — As soaring oil prices and equipment delays push miners’ operating costs to record levels, bullion is offering some insurance, and mining companies in Latin America are gratified that the…
Int’l Minerals tops up treasury to develop Rio Blanco
Vancouver — Closure of its $92-million public offering has International Minerals (IMZ-T, IMZLF-O) with funds in hand to advance construction and development of its Rio Blanco gold-silver project in…
South Deep production halved for up to a year (May 29, 2006)
After a recent accident that could halve production from Johannesburg-listed Western Areas’ (WARSF-O) 50%-owned South Deep gold mine in South Africa for up to a year, the company plans to sell shares…
Goldcorp ready to develop Canada’s newest gold camp
Vancouver — With grades and production starting to slip at the Red Lake gold mine in northwestern Ontario, Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) is stepping up the pace of exploration at its newly acquired lonore g…