Diavik surpasses 20M carats
In the little over three years since startup, the Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories has produced just under 20 million carats of rough diamonds to the end of 2005….
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Ivernia profitable in fourth quarter (March 31, 2006)
Ivernia (IVW-T) closed out 2005 with its first quarter of commercial production at the Magellan lead mine in Wester…
Consmin moves to take Titan private
Just as in Canada, the nickel industry in Australia is seeing the emergence of small and middle-tier producers …
Eramet launches friendly bid for Weda Bay
Having failed to wrest control of the Koniambo ferronickel project in New Caledonia’s Northern province from partners Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) and Socit Minire du Sud Pacifique (SMSP), Eramet…
Denison buys into Australian explorer
Denison Mines (DEN-T) has concluded an alliance with an Australian junior that will give it an interest in a portfo…
Protests against Freeport’s Grasberg mine turn deadly (March 17, 2006)
Vancouver – The latest in a continuing series of protests against Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) Grasberg…
Eramet eyes Halmahera
Having failed to wrest control of the Koniambo ferronickel project in New Caledonia’s Northern province from partne…
Buffalo Gold looks to uranium
Buffalo Gold (BUF.U-V) may have to change its name if its latest acquisition pans out. The Vancouver-based junior a…
Blockade shuts down Freeport’s Grasberg
Vancouver — A large group of protesters, some toting weapons, effectively shut down operations at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) massive Grasberg mine in Indonesia’s Pa…
Vista seeks to revive Mount Todd gold mine
Vancouver — Pegasus Gold developed a reputation for building and operating low-grade gold mines during a period of high gold prices in the 1980s. As prices collapsed, so did the company and many of i…
Coeur d’Alene posts “all-time” record earnings
Vancouver A strategy to diversify to newer, low-cost gold and silver mines in foreign lands from aging high-cost …
Ivernia boosts resources at Aussie lead mine
Vancouver Recent infill drilling by Ivernia (IVW-T) has boosted resources at the company’s new, wholly owned Mage…