Lonmin’s wage deal fuels more unrest in South Africa
While Lonmin (LMI-L) has ended a bloody labour dispute at its Marikana platinum mine near Rustenburg in South Africa that left 46 dead, other miners in the country are demanding higher wages.
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Orsu sheds one asset to focus on another
Orsu Metals (OSU-T, OSU-L) has taken another step towards getting its Karchiga copper production into production.
Lupaka and Andean to merge
Lupaka Gold (LPK-T) and Andean American Gold (AAG-V) are proposing to merge in a friendly deal that would create a Peru-focused gold explorer and developer with combined resources of 2.1 million oz. gold equivalent in the measured and indicated…
Atacama drills deep into Chile
Carl Hansen is a big fan of the Maricunga mineral belt in Chile’s Atacama region, high in the Andes.The president and CEO of Atacama Pacific (ATM-V) is advancing the company’s wholly owned Cerro Maricunga gold project, which is just…
Gold Fields eyes Bear Lake’s assets
Gold Fields (GFI-N) has signalled interest to acquire a majority stake in Bear Lake Gold’s (BLG-V) early stage exploration assets, driving shares of the Ontario-focused junior up 50% on April 10.
Gold Fields eyes Ontario junior for growth
Gold Fields (GFI-N) has signaled interest to acquire a majority stake in Bear Lake Gold’s (BLG-V) early-stage exploration assets, driving the Ontario-focused junior’s shares up 50% on April 10.
1B lbs. copper estimated at Woodjam
B.C. has another member of the billion-pound copper club following an initial resource estimate on Gold Fields’ (GFI-N) and Consolidated Woodjam Copper’s (WCC-V) joint-venture property.
‘Rediscoveries’ among featured projects at Roundup 2012
Modern technologies combined with robust metal prices helped generate many of the domestic and international exploration successes featured at Mineral Exploration Roundup hosted by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME…
Gold Fields and Consolidated Woodjam estimate a billion lbs. copper at Woodjam
Vancouver — British Columbia has another member of the billion lb. copper club following an initial resource estimate on Gold Fields’ (GFI-N) and Consolidated Woodjam Copper’s (WCC-V) joint venture property.
Meadow Bay bringing back Atlanta gold mine in Nevada
The low gold prices of the mid-1980s forced the Atlanta gold mine in southeasten Nevada to close down. But remnants of the old mine still remain.
Atacama adds heft to Cerro Maricunga
Atacama Pacific Gold (ATM-V) is looking to expand its position in the dry highlands of Chile.
A different kind of Nevada for Meadow Bay
The low gold prices of the mid-1980s forced the Atlanta mine in northeastern Nevada to close down. But remnants of the old mine still remain.