May 6, 2011 Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Ltd. and First Bauxite Corporation terminate their option and joint venture agreement over the Essequibo-Demerara bauxite project in Guyana FIRST BAUXITE CORP. (TSX VENTURE:FBX)(FRANKFURT:FBI)(BERLIN:FBI) ("First Bauxite" or the "Company") First Bauxite Corporation is announcing that the Letter of Understanding between the Company and Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Ltd.…
May 6, 2011 Platinum to trade above $1,900 despite another gross surplus in 2011 – GFMS GFMS, in its recently-published "Platinum & Palladium Survey 2011", is forecasting that platinum will sustain a gross surplus in 2011 of a similar magnitude to that of 2010. Mine production…
May 5, 2011 Vaaldiam Investment Flemish Gold Corp. raises $10 million for gold exploration in Africa Vaaldiam Mining Inc. (TSX:VAA) is pleased to report that Flemish Gold Corp. has closed a private placement of $10 million through BMO Capital Markets on May 3, 2011. Vaaldiam owns…
May 4, 2011 Northam Platinum sells Booysendal South mineral rights to Aquarius South Africa's Northam Platinum (NHMJ.J: Quote) said on Wednesday it would sell part of the mineral rights for its Booysendal property to Aquarius Platinum (AQP.L: Quote) for 1.2 billion rand…
May 4, 2011 Xstrata reports 6% drop in Q1 copper output Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata (XTA.L: Quote) reported a 6 percent decline in copper output in the first quarter due to severe weather conditions at its Collahuasi mine in Chile and lower…
May 2, 2011 Extract confident Husab uranium project will be unaffected by policy changes Extract Resources said on Monday it was confident that the Namibian government's proposed policy changes on strategic minerals will not affect its Husab uranium project license. The Namibian government is…
April 30, 2011 Auryx Otjikoto gold project not affected by govt. strategic minerals plans Auryx reports the Namibian Minister of Mines and Energy clarified the limits of a declaration to label certain minerals strategic and to be awarded to state mining company. Auryx Gold…
April 30, 2011 Gold One wants Rand Uranium for USD 250m Johannesburg- and Australia-listed Gold One on Thursday announced a USD 250m friendly bid for 100% of Rand Uranium, formed in 2008 by the spin out from Harmony Gold of three…
April 29, 2011 Diamond demand growth boosts Namdeb numbers Namdeb Diamond Corp said on Thursday that it had moved back into profit as the global recovery stoked demand for its luxury product and it was cautiously optimistic about the…
April 21, 2011 Costs weigh on African Barrick Gold numbers African Barrick Gold (ABGL.L: Quote) said its net profit declined in the first quarter as lower production and higher costs offset rising gold prices. Net profit fell 5 percent to…
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