Rubicon proposes three-way split (November 22, 2005)
Vancouver – A proposed corporate reorganization will have Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-X) split into three separate…
Africa
Ridge Mining to build Blue Ridge project
Variations to the proposed mining method and better terms on concentrate sales have moved the Blue Ridge platinum p…
Partners cut encouraging grades at Boulondjonga
Trenching and reverse-circulation (RC) drilling on the Boulondjonga SW prospect 10 km northwest of the Samira Hill …
Paladin enlarges Langer Heinrich (November 09, 2005)
The planned mine at Paladin Resources’ (PDN-T, PDN-A) Langer Heinrich uranium project in west-central Namibia just …
De Beers does its BEE deal
Anglo American (AAUK-Q) unit De Beers has reached a deal with South African group Ponahalo Investment Holdings to s…
Loulo nearly ready to ship
With its first phase plant commissioned, Randgold Resources (GOLD-Q, RRS-L) expects to ship its first commercial co…
DRC approves development of Tenke Fungurume
Vancouver The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has formally approved amended agreements gover…
Golden Star readies shovels at Plant-North pit
Denver-based Golden Star Resources (GSC-T, GSS-X) expects mining to resume within days at the Plant-North pit at th…
Red Back finding gold at Boin Valley (October 26, 2005)
The Boin Valley prospect in western Ghana is proving to be a promising one for new producer Red Back Mining (RBI-T)…
Paladin raises A$77 million in oversubscribed offering
Vancouver – Aspiring uranium producer Paladin Resources (PDN-T, PDN-A) has closed an A$77 million financing that wi…
Equinox feasibility positive (October 20, 2005)
A revised feasibility study on the Lumwana copper project in northwestern Zambia shows a 20-million-tonne-per-year …
Orezone cuts long intersection at Bondigui (October 19, 2005)
Drilling by Orezone Resources (OZN-T, OZN-X) at the Bondigui property in Burkina Faso has intersected gold minerali…