Teck’s Pogo stuck, Lennard Shelf revival planned
Construction work at Teck Cominco’s (TEK-T) Pogo gold project in Alaska has ground to a halt after an environmental…
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Minefinders brings Dolores to feasibility (April 28, 2004)
Vancouver-based Minefinders (MLF-T) will release an updated resource calculation for the Dolores gold-silver proper…
Gold and silver recoveries rise at San Nicolas
Initial metallurgical test results on San Nicolas sulphide samples have significantly increased the gold and silver…
Trading Summary (April 28, 2004)
The Toronto Stock Exchange plummeted 248.65 points, or nearly 3%, to 8,286.37 on Wednesday, thanks to a double wham…
Alcan capitalizes on Pechiney takeover (April 27, 2004)
Alcan (AL-T) figures it can squeeze an additional US$110 million in savings out of its recent, multi-billion-dollar…
Ekati returns to normal levels
Production at the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories has returned to levels of those reported a year a…
Revenue up, earnings down for Fording (April 27, 2004)
Calgary-based Fording Canadian Coal Trust (FDG-T), a continuation of predecessor Fording, posted net income of $10.
Kemess South production slips
Northgate Exploration (NGXT) reported lower gold production from its Kemess South mine during the first quarter of…
Chester deposit advances to prefeasibility
First Narrows Resources (UNO-V) is set to advance its Chester copper-polymetallic deposit to the prefeasibility sta…
Constellation revolves around Terrazas (April 26, 2004)
Denver-based Constellation Copper (CCU-T) has retained Jacobs Engineering Group to carry out a bankable feasibility…
Higher metal prices buoy Noranda
Higher realized prices for its bread-and-butter metals offset lower production, and powered Noranda (NRD-T) to net…
Absolut aims its drill at Pico Machay
Toronto-based Absolut Resources (ABS-V) will begin drill testing the central portion of a 400-by-1,400-metre resist…