Gold Fields to buy Barrick’s Deep stake
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is selling its half interest in the South Deep gold mine in South Africa to Gold Fields (GFI-N) for nearly US$1.53 billion….
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Gold Fields bids for WA, expanding Driefontein, Kloof
Coincident with its deal to acquire Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) half stake in the South Deep gold mine in South Africa, which is co-owned by Western Areas (WARJF-O, WAR-J), Gold Fields (gfi-n) is bo…
LionOre taking its share (September 18, 2006)
With the price of nickel surging in recent weeks and traditional titans Inco (N-T, N-N), and Falconbridge (FAL-T, FAL-N) fading away, LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LMGGF-O, LOR-L) is establishi…
London junior picks up Bibiani
London-listed junior Central African Gold (CAN-L) has struck a deal with AngloGold Ashanti (AU-N, AGD-L) to buy the Bibiani gold mine in Ghana, along with the Bibiani North exploration permit….
First Quantum asserts rights as Gecamines seeks bids for Kipushi
Vancouver – In a battle launched by competing advertisements in mining and business publications, First Quantum Mi…
Gold Fields buys Barrick’s South Deep stake
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is selling its half interest in the South Deep gold mine in South Africa to Gold Fields…
Goldfields to deepen Driefontein, Kloof
Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L, GOGOF-J) has announced plans to expand its two largest South African gold mines in a R4….
Great Basin breaks ground at Burnstone
South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Energy has granted Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBN-X) a pair of new order pr…
Strong retail demand offsets challenging rough diamond market
Despite difficult trading conditions in the rough diamond market during the first half of 2006, demand for diamond jewelry at the retail consumer level has remained vibrant, with an estimated growth o…
Diba drilling cuts more gold (September 04, 2006)
Further drilling at the Diba property in Mali by Etruscan Resources (EET-T, ETRUF-O) has indicated more gold mineralization….
La Mancha poised to enter gold business with $40.2-million financing
Vancouver – Shareholders of La Mancha Resources (LMA-V) will meet September 20th to vote on a reverse-takeover tra…
Volta power cuts to hit gold mines
Low water levels in the Volta River system have led the Ghanaian power generation agency, the Volta River Authority…