Olympus Pacific goes it alone (August 28, 2008)
Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-T) is debt-free with about C$16 million in the bank. But when the junior Canadian g…
2008
Gold Reserve rebuffs Rusoro’s advance (August 27, 2008)
Vancouver – With a letter to Gold Reserve (GRZ-T) suggesting a friendly merger, Rusoro Mining (RML-V) made another …
Areva scores with Jordan
Areva appears to have won the latest round of high-stakes international competition in the nuclear industry.Jorda…
HudBay Minerals files resource on Lalor Lake
Lalor Lake has the potential to become HudBay Minerals’ (HBM-T) next mine in the Flin Flon greenstone belt of Manit…
Obituary: George W. Sander
George Wolfgang Sander, founder of one of Canada’s most successful geophysics surveying companies, passed away peac…
Taca Taca cha-cha: Rio returns option to Lumina (August 26, 2008)
Vancouver – After drilling six holes Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) has passed the buck again on Taca Taca, giving its op…
South Africa plans to restrict uranium exports
South African minerals and energy minister Buyelwa Sonjica is planning to limit uranium exports from the country, a…
Inmet and Petaquilla Copper make nice
Inmet Mining’s (IMN-T) dream of taking Petaquilla Copper (PTC-T) out of the picture and thereby clearing its path t…
Entree Gold discovers coal in Mongolia
Entre Gold (ETG-T, EGI-X) may be exploring for gold and copper on the resource-rich steppes of Mongolia but as l…
Jo shows more zinc and silver for Sabina (August 25, 2008)
Vancouver – While a frustrating delay continues to hang over its Hackett River prefeasibility study, Sabina Silver …
Reserves keep growing at Pallancata
Vancouver – For the second time in five months, International Minerals (IMZ-T, IMZLF-O) and Hochschild Mining (HCHD…
Australia allows Chinalco a 15% Rio Tinto stake
The Australian government has approved a maximum limit of 14.99% holding in the shares of mining giant Rio Tinto PL…