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M&A

Lake Shore, West Timmins complete tie-up

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TSX-listed Lake Shore Gold has completed its acquisition of junior West Timmins Mining, the companies announced on Friday. West Timmins shareholders received 0,73 of a Lake Shore share for each share of West Timmins, under a deal first announced...

By: Liezel Hill

7th November 2009

PGMS

Stillwater Mining gains ground on costs, boosts outlook

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US platinum-group metals miner Stillwater Mining increased its profit in the third quarter to $4,4-million, compared with $0,1-million a year earlier, in large part thanks to improvements in operating costs at the company's two Montana mines, CEO...

By: Liezel Hill

6th November 2009

CHILE

Codelco merges energy assets with GDF Suez

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Chilean state copper giant Codelco said on Friday it had reached a deal with GDF Suez to merge electricity generation assets in northern Chile under one company. World No.1 copper producer Codelco said in a statement that the French utility firm...

By: Reuters

6th November 2009

MOLYBDENUM

Cash-flush Thompson Creek in pursuit of acquisitions

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Denver-based molybdenum producer Thompson Creek Metals is determined to put its sizeable cash balance to work in acquiring a near-production asset “as soon as possible”, although it may have to wait a bit for asset prices to fall in line with...

By: Liezel Hill

6th November 2009

GOLD

Now First Uranium sells Ezulwini gold stream

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Gold and uranium junior First Uranium has agreed to sell 7% of the gold to be produced over the life of its Ezulwini mine, in South Africa, to a subsidiary of Vancouver-based Gold Wheaton. The deal comes a year, almost to the day, after the two...

By: Liezel Hill

6th November 2009

RECORD GOLD

Gold futures top $1 100/oz for first time

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Gold futures in New York rose to a record above $1 100/oz on Friday as the dollar eased in the wake of disappointing US employment data. At 9:48 a.m. EST (1448 GMT) December gold was up $10,20 at $1 099,50 an ounce at the COMEX division of the...

By: Reuters

6th November 2009

DIAMONDS

Rio Tinto to fund some exploration on JV Tshikapa project

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TSX- and JSE-listed Africa-focused diamond explorer BRC Diamondcore has signed a letter of intent with diversified giant Rio Tinto’s mining and exploration arm, whereby Rio Tinto would fund the exploration of certain parts of the joint venture...

By: Esmarie Swanepoel

6th November 2009

EXPLORATION

Goldstone granted Senegalese exploration license

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Aim-listed junior gold explorer GoldStone Resources has been granted an exploration license for its Sangola project by the Senegalese Ministry of Mines. GoldStone said in a statement that it would now be able to start exploration activities for...

By: Esmarie Swanepoel

6th November 2009

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Toronto SANTIAGO Denver Vancouver New York Johannesburg	Lake Shore West Timmins Ford Central Termoelectrica Andina SA Codelco El Abra Gasoducto Nor Andino Argentina SA GDF Suez Thompson Creek Metals First Uranium Gold Wheaton Mine Waste Solutions BRC Diamondcore Rio Tinto GoldStone Resources	Bell Creek Mill Timmins Mine East Boulder Mine Stillwater Mine Ezulwini Mine	Owned Gold Mining Complex Copper Giant Copper Producer Electricity Generating Electricity Generation Assets Liquid Natural Gas Terminal Merged Energy Molybdenum Producer Steel Mining Artisanal Gold-mining
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Bell Creek Thunder Creek	Tony Makuch Francis McAllister Stillwater Mining Kevin Loughrey David Cohen Gordon Miller	Ontario Montana Idaho Lunda Norte Province	USD
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Chile Australia China South Africa United States Angola Congo Senegal	North America South America