Croesus reverses course
Some better-than-expected infill-drilling results have prompted Australian-based Croesus Mining to go ahead with a …
Australia, NZ & South Pacific
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…
Maple inks uranium deal (January 25, 2005)
A takeover agreement between Maple Minerals (MPM-V) and private Uranium Minerals Ventures will bring an option on t…
Mindoro tables new Lobo resource
Vancouver – An independent resource estimate on Mindoro Resources’ (MIO-V)Southwest Breccia zone, pegs the deposit…
BHP dismisses rumours of WMC bid
News reports of a pending bid for WMC Resources (WMC-N) by BHP Billiton (BHP-N) are “market speculation,” the compa…