UrAsia shareholders OK Uranium One plan
Vancouver – With 99.89% of cast votes giving a thumbs up, shareholders of UrAsia Energy (UUU-V, UAEYF-O, UUU-L) ove…
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
High grade intercepts buoys New Guinea Gold
Vancouver – Grade control drilling by New Guinea Gold (NGG-V, NGUGF-O) at its Sinivit project in East New Britain p…
Lead poisoning causes stress for Ivernia
A lead poisoning investigation in a southwestern Australia port town has left lead miner Ivernia (IVW-T) with no ch…
The mine from La Mancha
In less than a year, La Mancha Resources (LMA-T, LACHF-O) has increased its total underground resources by 70% at its Frog’s Leg gold deposit in Western Australia, driving the company to fast-track it…
Mining Solomons’ riches
At the end of the 1990s, the Gold Ridge mine was synonymous with mining in the Solomon Islands. The project — then held by Ross Mining — contributed 34% of the country’s gross domestic product until…
GBS Gold loads up treasury
Vancouver – After closing a $46-million bought deal financing, GBS Gold International (GBS-T, GBSFF-O) has a well p…
Uranium miner Denison Mines sweetens bid for OmegaCorp.
Vancouver Denison Mines (DML-T, DNMIF-O) has sweetened its offer for OmegaCorp (OMGCF-O, OMC-A), in a bid to capt…
Queensland premier reverses aversion to uranium mining
The likelihood of uranium mining in Australia got a boost on Friday as the premier of one its most important states…
Frogs Leg mine construction set for Q3
In less than a year, La Mancha Resources (LMA-T) has increased its total underground resources by 70% at its Frogs…
CVRD buys Aussie coal miner
Iron ore giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) has bought coal company AMCI Holdings Australia for $769 million.
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…
The revival of mining in the Solomon Islands
At the end of the 1990s the Gold Ridge mine was synonymous with mining in the Solomon Islands. The project then h…