Orezone tests Essakan ore
Initial metallurgical test work on two samples from Orezone Resources’ (OZN-T) Essakan gold project in Burkina Faso…
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Lonmin puts bid in for Southern Platinum (March 22, 2005)
Platinum producer Lonmin (LMI-L) has stepped in as a bidder for Southern Platinum (SPC-T), offering $2.66 per share…
First Quantum revenues soar on copper gains
Vancouver – Southern African copper producer First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) reaped the benefits of higher mine outpu…
Reefton soars on uranium find
Shares in Perth-based explorer Reefton Mining ended A4.4, or 67%, higher at 11 in heavy trading in Australia on M…
LionOre profits up on nickel price (March 15, 2005)
Higher metal prices and increased production combined to swell revenues for nickel producer LionOre Mining Internat…
Thistle increases reserves at Steyn
Revised resource and reserve estimates at the President Steyn gold mine in South Africa’s Free State gold field sho…
Guinor digs deeper at Dinguiraye
A bankable feasibility study of a planned expansion at Guinor Gold’s (GNR-T) 85%-owned Dinguiraye gold project in n…
PMI outlines targets in southeast Ghana
Vancouver – PMI Ventures (PMV-V) has slated over twelve targets for follow-up based on a structural analysis of its…
Harmony extends Gold Fields bid
Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N) has extended its takeover offer for Gold Fields (GFI-N) until May 20. Still, Harmony CE…
Resource 20% lower at Western Bushveld
Vancouver A revised resource estimate for Platinum Group Metals’ (PTM-V) Western Bushveld joint venture in South…
Partners extend Essakan (March 08, 2005)
Reverse-circulation and diamond drilling by Orezone Resources (OZN-T) has intersected multiple zones of footwall mi…
Watchdog takes a bite out of Harmony bid (February 28, 2005)
Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N) will ask South Africa’s Securities Regulation Panel for permission to again extend its…