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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

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

PERU

Miner asks Peru to remove protesters from its site

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Ares, a mining company run by Hochschild Mining, asked the Peruvian government on Thursday to remove protesting community members from one of its exploration projects -- the latest in a long string of conflict. Townspeople living near the Azuca...

By: Reuters

6th November 2009

IRON-ORE – 2

Australian iron-ore minnow  eyeing 2Mt/y by 2011

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Australian iron-ore minnow FerrAus is working towards becoming a mid-tier producer of two million tons a year by 2011.

By: Jonathan Faurie

6th November 2009

Exploration

New plant and railway put Mozambique on the road to recovery

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Mozambique’s government announced that South African company Tsozo Refinery will spend $17,5-million to build a plant, which will process about 40 kg of gold every three hours, in Mozambique. Authorities have also granted the firm an exploration...

By: Petronel Smit

6th November 2009

CANADA

Goldcorp mulls openpit, more milling capacity at Red Lake

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Canada's second-biggest gold miner, Goldcorp, expects to have a clearer picture by the end of next year of what its historic Red Lake camp, in north-west Ontario, will look like in the longer term, CEO Chuck Jeannes said on Thursday. The Red Lake...

By: Liezel Hill

5th November 2009

ECUADOR

Ecuador says could start mineral exports in 2012

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Ecuador could start exporting minerals in 2012 once the country's nascent mining sector moves into production, President Rafael Correa said on Wednesday, predicting the industry will propel economic development. Correa signed a mining law reform...

By: Reuters

5th November 2009

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Toronto Johannesburg Bagua Lima QUITO	Lake Shore West Timmins BRC Diamondcore Rio Tinto GoldStone Resources Ares Hochschild Zijin BHP Billiton Tsozo Refinery Barrick Gold Goldcorp Placer Dome Kinross Gold	Bell Creek Mill Timmins Mine Nacala Port Port Of Nacala Campbell Mill Cochenour Mine Red Lake Camp Red Lake Complex Red Lake Mine	Owned Gold Mining Complex Mining Artisanal Gold-mining Energy Projects Gold Processing Plant Gold-mining Illegal Mining Satellite Posts Gold Miner Law Reform Nascent Mining Sector Moves
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Bell Creek Thunder Creek Davidson Creek Bruce Channel Cochenour/Bruce Channel Red Lake	Tony Makuch Fortescue Minerals Kumba Iron Ore Eduardo Alexandre Paulo Zucula Chuck Jeannes Steve Reid Rafael Correa	Ontario Lunda Norte Province Western Australia Manica Niassa Tete	Angola Congo Senegal Peru Australia Democratic Republic Of Congo Malawi Mozambique Tanzania Zimbabwe Argentina Canada Guatemala Honduras Mexico United States Ecuador
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