Flooding in Myanmar forces 85,000 people to flee
August 25, 2012 - 4:58pm
At least 85,000 people in Myanmar have fled their homes as the worst monsoon flooding in years submerged hundreds of thousands of acres (hectares) of rice fields, a government relief official said Saturday.&nbs...
Gold Fields remains keen on Phl prospects
By
Louella Desiderio
| April 21, 2012 - 12:00am
The local unit of South African-led Gold Fields Ltd. remains optimistic on the prospects of the Far Southeast gold project in Benguet even as it remains silent about its investment in Lepanto Consolidated Mining...
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Gold Fields acquires 40% stake in Benguet gold project
By
Louella Desiderio
| March 23, 2012 - 12:00am
Gold Fields Ltd. has acquired a 40-percent interest in the Far Southeast project in the province of Benguet by making a $110 million down-payment.
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Gold Fields seen to exercise option in Phl mining project
By
Zinnia B. Dela Peña
| February 20, 2012 - 12:00am
Gold Fields Ltd expects to exercise its option to take 60 percent of the Far Southeast gold-copper deposit in the Philippines in the second half when Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co. is seen to obtain its Financial...
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Gold Fields set to buy 60% stake in Lepanto proj
By
Zinnia B. Dela Peña
| February 19, 2012 - 12:00am
South African mining giant Gold Fields Ltd. said it would exercise its option to buy 60 percent of the undeveloped Far Southeast gold and copper deposit in the Philippines.
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Rats, bugs ruin Cotabato rice fields
By
John Unson
| February 18, 2012 - 12:00am
Swarms of black bugs and rats have been ravaging more than 10,000 hectares of rice fields in this town since Monday, raising fears of a sharp decline in grains production this year.
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S Africa's Gold Fields inks deal with Crescent Mining
By
Marianne V. Go
| December 12, 2011 - 12:00am
South African miner Gold Fields is consolidating its Mankayan mining project, as it signed a one-year option agreement with Crescent Mining for its Guinaoang porphyry copper/gold deposit project, located about six...
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PSE temporarily suspends trading of Lepanto shares
By
Marianne V. Go
| December 7, 2011 - 12:00am
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) yesterday had to temporarily suspend trading of Lepanto Consolidated shares following a much anticipated investors’ briefing in South Africa by Gold Fields Limited...
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S African miner sees good signs for Phl proj
By
Marianne V. Go
| November 21, 2011 - 12:00am
South African miner Gold Fields Limited sees a “significant upside potential” for its Far Southeast project in the Philippines and will be ready to deliver its first resource report in the second...
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Gold Fields encouraged by drill test results
By
Marianne V. Go
| September 23, 2011 - 12:00am
South African mining group Gold Fields said yesterday that it is getting closer to making an investment in the Philippines following favorable results of its ongoing exploration activities of the Far Southeast ore...
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