Mwana makes formal offer for SouthernEra
After five months of talk, Mwana Africa (MWA-L) has put forward a formal takeover bid for SouthernEra Diamonds (SDM…
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Iamgold, Randgold to JV Senegalese property
Randgold Resources (GOLD-Q, RRS-L) will fund and perform a pre-feasibility study on the Bambadji gold project in Se…
Gold Fields takes land around South Deep
Gold Fields (GFI-N) is taking a swath of land around South Deep that it says will give it roughly 16.2 million oz. …
Currie Rose plans next phase of Tanzania project
Currie Rose Resources (CUI-V) will continue drilling along strike to both the north and south of its Mwamazengo pro…
Platmin tallies Grootboom resource
A drilling program and re-evaluation of existing drill data has allowed Platmin (PPN-T, PPN-L) to increase the indi…
Equinox finds new uranium targets at Lumwana (July 24, 2007)
As significant uranium drill results pour in for Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQN-A) revised Lumwana feasibility study…
Mercury use rising
It’s no easy task convincing the millions of artisanal gold miners across the globe that mercury, a substance they use routinely to extract fine gold from alluvial or lateritic ores, can be harmful to…
Denison now majority holder of OmegaCorp
Having relaxed its conditions to an earlier takeover offer, Denison Mines (DML-T, DNN-X) now has just under 55% of …
Platmin gets positive study for Pilanesberg (July 16, 2007)
Platmin (PPN-T, PPN-L) will go ahead with production from the Pialnesberg platinum-group-element project in the Bus…
Robex up to 760,000 oz. gold for Nampala
Now that Robex Resources (RBX-V) has the official inferred resource for its Nampala gold deposit in southern Mali, …
Editorial: Teck finesses another takeover
It was yet another period of intense merger and acquisition activity in the mining sector during the week ended July 7, the 27th trading week of 2007 and the beginning of the third quarter.
Lundin Group adds US$100M to Clinton-Giustra Initiative
Vancouver — When something is hot in the mining industry, it’s usually a metal price or a developing project. It’s not usually sustainable development. But thanks to a Vancouver mining magnate, a Mex…