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GC4C to raise funds for students at Roundup

Global Change for Children (GC4C) will kick off its 2011 fundraising campaign at Mineral Exploration Roundup, to be held Jan. 24-27 in Vancouver.In keeping with the conference theme, “Exploring Today for Tomorrow’s Resources,” the registered…


Taia Actor and Taia CEO Jeffrey Wright (standing, fourth from left) visiting the 29-km, donor-funded Taia Peace Foundation road-rehabilitation project in Sierra Leone.

Broadway actor launches Sierra Leone gold explorer

With roles in the latest James Bond movies Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace and a parallel career on Broadway, actor Jeffrey Wright is a busy man. His performances have earned him a Tony, a Golden Globe and an Emmy, but over the last seven…



Newmont ups stake in Loncor

Loncor Resources (ln-v) is $6.8 million richer after Newmont Mining (nmc-t, nem-n) exercised some 2 million in-the-money ­warrants worth $2.9 million and took down a non-brokered $3.9-million private placement.Newmont Mining boosted its…


Rio offers A$3.9 billion for Riversdale

Vancouver – Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L) wants more coal: the major has offered A$3.9 billion for Riversdale Mining (RIV-A), an Australian coal company with one mine in operation, one in construction, and one primed for development.


Energizer ups Green Giant

With vanadium demand increasing for new battery technologies, London’s Objective Capital Research says Energizer Resources (egz-v) and its Green Giant vanadium project in Madagascar is undervalued.Objective Capital, which states in its 40-page…


Hana grows Banana resource ahead of PEA

An updated estimate has increased the copper-silver resource at the Ghanzi project in Botswana by more than 40% for Hana Mining (hmg-v), providing a solid foundation for a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) due out in February.The new…


Award-winning actor launches gold explorer in Sierra Leone

With roles in the latest James Bond movies Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace and a parallel career on Broadway, award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright is a busy man. His performances have earned him a Tony, a Golden Globe and an Emmy, but over…



Eastern Platinum raises $348 million

With platinum prices expected to climb further in 2011, Canada’s biggest platinum producer had little trouble raising $348 million to help pay for Phase 1 of its Eastern Limb development plan in South Africa. 


Avion adds to its West African portfolio

Avion Gold (AVR-T,AVGCF-O) continues to bulk up on West African gold assets as it has closed a deal to acquire the Kofi property in Mali from Axmin (AXM-V). In total Avion will pay Axmin $500,000 in cash and issuing 4.5 million shares for the…


Drillers working at Western Potash's Milestone project in Saskatchewan.

Three junior potash picks

With potash juniors continuing to enjoy the limelight, Mining Markets asked a few fertilizer analysts for their picks in the sector and came up with three companies that stood out.


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