Russia’s Mechel Steel prices IPO, begins trading
Just hours before the opening bell, Russian steel maker and base-metal miner Mechel Steel (MTL-N) set the price of…
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Gold Fields circles the wagons (October 27, 2004)
In its latest gambit to derail Harmony Gold’s (HMY-N) unwanted advances, Gold Fields (GF-N) has asked South Africa’…
Harmony targets Gold Fields, top spot (October 18, 2004)
Fresh off a failed merger attempt with Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T), Iamgold (IMG-T) now sees its new plan to joi…
Iamgold slides on Norilsk rumours
Shares in Iamgold (IMG-T) were off as much as 88, or nearly 9%, at $9.17 in early trading in Toronto on Oct. 15, a…
Kupol results propel Bema higher (September 23, 2004)
Surging gold prices coupled with excellent drill results from the Kupol gold project in Russia’s Far East sent shar…
More gold and copper at Varvarinskoye
European Minerals (EPM.U-T) has recently completed infill drilling on the periphery of proposed open pits at its Va…
Nevada plant banished to Siberia
High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) has acquired a semi-autogenous ball mill, jaw crusher and overland conveyor system fr…
High River ups Buryatzoloto stake
High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) has agreed to a share-swap deal that will see its stake in Russian gold producer Bury…
Anglogold Ashanti invests in Trans-Siberian
Trans-Siberian Gold (TSG-L) recently reported that they will be selling shares in their company to Anglogold Ashant…
Highland Gold sews up Russian ground
A tender competition has awarded 20-year operating licences for the Talatui and Novoshirokinskoye gold properties i…
Kupol drilling confirms high-grade for Bema
Vancouver – Drilling by Bema Gold (BGO-T) on its Kupol project, in the Chukotka region of northeastern Russia, cont…
Bema gets Kupol preliminary assessment
Vancouver – A positive Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) has been released for Bema Gold’s (BGO-T) Kupol gold-s…