Ivernia warms the printer for Magellan
Ivernia (IVW-T) plans to sell between $65 million and $82.5 million worth newly minted shares to buy the 49% intere…
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
BHP bid for WMC gets FIRB OK
BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) white-knight bid for WMC Resources (WMC-N) has received approval from Australia’s Foreign In…
Harmony Gold bounces Bendigo Mining
Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N) has sold off its remaining 11.6% stake in Aussie miner Bendigo Mining for A$1.10 per sh…
Croesus reverses course
Some better-than-expected infill-drilling results have prompted Australian-based Croesus Mining to go ahead with a …
St Barbara grabs Gwalia gold (March 21, 2005)
Perth, Australia-based St Barbara Mines has emerged as the winning bidder for the gold division of failed miner Son…
Ivanhoe hits copper and gold at Cloncurry
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has cut significant gold and copper at its Cloncurry project, 38 km southwest of the Ernest H…
Consmin gets Reliance (March 18, 2005)
Australian alloy-metals producer Consolidated Minerals (CNM-L) has netted 96% of the shares of nickel producer Reli…
IGC Resources ties into Blackburn high-grade (March 17, 2005)
Vancouver – Initial drilling by IGC Resources (IGC-V) on its recently acquired 340-sq.-km Blackburn project, locate…
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…
Inco sells 10 per cent of Goro to New Caledonia provinces
Inco (N-T,N,L) and the three provinces of New Caledonia have signed agreements for a 10% interest in Inco’s Goro US…
Crew signs Philippine deal (February 15, 2005)
U.K.-based Crew Gold (CRU-T) has inked a joint-venture deal with several local companies to acquire a 72.5% stake i…
Ivanhoe selling Savage River iron mine
Vancouver – As part of its non-core asset divestiture plan, Ivanhoe Mine’s (IVN-T) has arranged for the sale of the…