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Rapid progress on the predevelopment phase of the giant Kibali gold project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is paving the way for the targeted mid-year start of mine construction.

Canadian gold miner Anaconda Mining Inc posted a fifth-straight quarterly loss, but expenses were lower from a year-ago levels and production rose sequentially. Net loss for the third quarter was $1.9 million, or 1.5 cents a share, compared with a loss of $2.2 million, or 2.5 cents per share, a year ago.

The Indonesian government said on Sunday that state investment agency Pusat Investasi Pemerintah (PIP) would buy a 7 percent stake in Newmont Mining Corp's Indonesian unit, paving the way for an initial public offering for the unit in coming months.

Tier 1 gold miner Gold Fields has bought nearly all the shares in a Peruvian subsidiary for $382 million to increase its […]

Hondo Minerals Corp has announced the expansion of its operational infrastructure in preparation for the opening of a processing facility at the Tennessee mine in Arizona.

The extent of a newly discovered high-grade gold zone at Balmoral Resources’ Martiniere project in Quebec – not far from Detour Gold’s […]

IAMGOLD (TSX: IMG) agreed to sell its 18.9-percent interests in two Ghanaian gold mines, Tarkwa and Damang, to Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI), the majority stakeholder, for $667 million. The company reasoned it hasn't been getting fair value by investors as minority players in mines in which Gold Fields owns the majority stakes. "Our strategy is to invest in mines that we own and operate, as they represent the best return on investment for our shareholders," Steve Letwin, IAMGOLD president and CEO said in a statement.

St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. (T-SAS), ("SAS" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Holt Mine has now achieved commercial production after operating for 90 days at an average daily throughput of between 450 to 500 tonnes per day ("tpd"). Operational statistics will be provided in the Company's upcoming scheduled first quarter 2011 earnings release on or about May 6, 2011. The Holt Mine and Mill are located on the eastern portion of the Company's extensive land package in the Timmins Mining District.

The Company is pleased to provide an update on its recently acquired Buckreef Gold Mine Re-development Project in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria Greenstone […]