Editor’s picks: top stories of week 18
The old saw “better late than never” came to mind during the week ended May 5, the 18th trading week of 2007.Op…
Russia and CIS
Oxus-KazakhGold deal done
Gold producer Oxus Resources (OXUSF-O, OXS-L) has a final deal with affiliate Marakand Minerals (MRKMF-O, MKD-L) th…
Oxus Gold divests Kyrgyz project (April 02, 2007)
Oxus Gold (OXUSF-O, OXS-L) has sold its interest in the operating company that had developed the Jerooy gold deposit in Kyrgyzstan, as part of a transaction with another London-listed junior, KazakhGo…
Editor’s Picks: top stories of week 12
The tabling of Canada’s new federal budget on March 19 was the number one event affecting Canada’s miners during th…
Oxus Gold divests Kyrgyz project (March 12, 2007)
Oxus Gold (OXS-L) has sold its interest in the operating company that had developed the Jerooy gold deposit in Kyrg…
CGA to pick up Masbate
CGA Mining (CGA-T, CGX-A) has entered a deal with Thistle Mining (THTLF-O, TMG-L) to take over the Masbate gold project in the Philippines for US$30 million in cash and another US$21 million worth of …
Varvarinskoye resources inch up
A new resource and reserve estimate made for European Minerals (EPM-T, EUM-L) on the Varvarinskoye gold-copper deposit in northern Kazakhstan has increased the size of the resource, while knocking the…
Cash rich Lundin in acquisition mode
Vancouver With over US$400 million in the treasury, Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-A, LUMI-S) says it remains in an ac…
SXR moves to acquire UrAsia (February 12, 2007)
SXR Uranium One (SXR-T, SXR-J) has offered to take over UrAsia Energy (UUU-T, UUU-L) to create a $5-billion uranium…
Bema investor against Kinross takeover
Vancouver — Bema Gold’s (BGO-T, BGO-N) second-largest shareholder, Tradewinds Global Investors, says it will oppose the US$3.1-billion takeover offer by Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N ) because it underval…
Editor’s Picks: Top stories of the week
The small club of global nickel miners was the top newsmaker during the week ended Feb. 2, 2007, with substantial d…
CGA to pick up Masbate from Thistle
CGA Mining (CGA-T, CGX-A) has entered a deal with Thistle Mining (THT-L) to take over the Masbate gold project in t…