Thistle creditors hit brakes
The controlling shareholders of Thistle Mining (TMG-L), which are also the company’s major shareholders, have given…
Asia
Kyrgyz draft bill contests validity of Centerras Kumtor agreement
Centerra Gold (CG-T) and its 53% owner, Cameco, (CCO-T) have been busy negotiating with the Kyrgyz Republic governm…
Barrick Eyes Pakistan for Super-Giant Potential
With a resource inventory of more than 21.3 million oz. gold and 26.6 billion lbs. copper, and counting, the Reko Diq copper-gold porphyry project in southwestern Pakistan has “super-giant” proportion…
Dynasty Gold gets Buffalo-ed
Vancouver — Under a friendly, all stock takeover bid, Buffalo Gold (BUF.U-V, BYBUF-O) plans to acquire Dynasty Gold (DYG-V, DGDCF-O).
Freeport, Phelps Deal Wins Vote
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) and Phelps Dodge (PD-N) have completed their merger after shareholders voted in favour of the proposed combination of the two companies.
Editor’s Picks: top stories of week 12
The tabling of Canada’s new federal budget on March 19 was the number one event affecting Canada’s miners during th…
Denison studying open pits at McClean, Hairhan
While chewing on two acquisitions, Denison Mines (DML-T, DNMIF-O) is digesting new resource estimates for the McClean Lake and Hairhan uranium deposits in Saskatchewan and Mongolia, respectively.
Indonesian drilling encourages Southern Arc (March 19, 2007)
Vancouver — Scout drilling by Southern Arc Minerals (SA-V, SOACF-O) at its West Lombok property on Lombok Island, Indonesia, is indicating a number of exten-sively gold-mineralized breccia vein syste…
Facts ‘N’ Figures: Chile loses top ranking in Fraser Institute survey
Vancouver — Mining executives say Manitoba and Alberta have the best policy environments in the world for mining investment, and no longer consider Chile to be among the world’s top 10 jurisdictions …
Eldorado gets Chinese gold mining permit (March 19, 2007)
Vancouver — Eldorado Gold (eld-t, ego-x) recently became the first North American gold producer to be granted a Chinese mining certificate, allowing its Tanjianshan mine to advance to “official” prod…
Freeport, Phelps deal wins vote
Shareholders of Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold (FCX-N) and Phelps Dodge (PD-N) have voted in favour of the propos…
Buffalo Gold acquiring Dynasty Gold
Vancouver – Under a friendly merger plan Buffalo Gold (BUF.U-V, BYBUF-O) plans to acquire Dynasty Gold (DYG-V, DGDC…