PDAC shatters attendance records
During the week ended March 8, the tenth trading week of 2008, there was no better way to soak in the enormity of the current mining boom than to push your way through the booths, auditoriums and hall…
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
Another gold mine for ATW
Vancouver – ATW Venture (ATW-V) likes the goldfields of Western Australia. Five months after buying the Burnakura g…
Committee Bay selling Aussie holdings
Vancouver – Committee Bay Resources (CBR-V, CBYRF-O) has inked a deal to sell its 50% interest in the Redemption jo…
Northgate closes Perseverance acquisition (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER–Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) has completed its friendly takeover of Australian gold producer Perseverance in an all-cash deal valued at roughly US$257 million.
La Mancha works to gain market favour
It’s been nearly two years since a reverse takeover put Areva’s gold assets into La Mancha Resources’s (LMA-T, LACHF-O) hands (then listed on the TSX Venture Exchange) — effectively creating a gold s…
Friendly merger promises a new, Intrepid company
Intrepid Mines (IAU-T, IAU-A) and Emperor Mines (EMP-A, EMPMF-O) each have something the other needs.
Troy Resources posts $4.9M loss
Shutting down one Brazillian gold mine before starting up another left Troy Resources (TRY-T, TRY-A) with a net loss of A$5.4 million ($4.9 million) for the second half of 2007.
Batman gains weight, Vista Gold reports
The Batman deposit at the Mt. Todd project in northern Australia has 1.1 million more ounces of gold in the measure…
Rich Emperor eases Intrepid’s financial burdens
Intrepid Mines (IAU-T, IAU-A) and Emperor Mines (EMP-A, EMPMY-O,) each have something the other needs. The comp…
Northgate closes Perseverance acquisition (February 18, 2008)
Vancouver – Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) has completed its friendly takeover of Australian gold producer Perse…
Troy Resources posts expected loss of $4.9M
Shutting down one Brazillian gold mine before starting up another left Troy Resources (TRY-T, TRY-A) with a net los…
Is coal the new gold? (February 08, 2008)
UBS and Citigroup have raised their price forecasts for thermal and coking coal for the coming two years and it’s n…