Low-cost El Penon drives Meridian earnings
Second-quarter earnings at Meridian Gold (MNG-T) were somewhat lower than in 2002, but low costs at its El Penon mi…
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Norilsk seeking larger Stillwater holding
Russian nickel giant Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O) has announced an offer for another 4.3 million shares of palladium-pl…
Trading Summary (July 22, 2003)
The Toronto Stock Exchange ended Tuesday’s trading session 49.22 points higher at 7,185.18, with the Health Care in…
Cardero cuts silver at Providencia
Vancouver The latest drill results from Cardero Resource (CDU-V) has breathed fresh life into the Olaroz silver p…
Sidace yields more gold
Vancouver The initial results from a newly completed 2,150 metre program over the Sidace Lake property in the Red…
Ursa Major sizes up Shakespeare find
Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V) has tabled an initial resource estimate for the recently discovered, near-surface nicke…
Inmet adds to Cayeli portfolio
A deal between the Turkish subsidiaries of two Canadian companies paves the way for Inmet Mining (IMN-T) to acquire…
Trading Summary (July 21, 2003)
A US$4.05-per-oz. gain by gold to US$351.10 per oz. in New York pushed Toronto Gold index 4.65 points, or 2.8%, hig…
Bambari drilling turns up gold at depth (July 21, 2003)
Recent drilling by Axmin (AXM-V) at the Bambari property in the Central African Republic has confirmed mineralizati…
Falco boosted by higher nickel prices, tax cut
Higher nickel prices and a one-time $12-million tax recovery owing to changes in federal resource taxes helped Falc…
Drill turns at Gibraltar
Vancouver — Taseko Mines has launched a 2,600 metre exploration drill program over its past producing Gibraltar co…
Barrick trims costs at Bulyanhulu
Barrick Gold (ABX-T) is shuffling management at its Bulyanhulu gold mine in Tanzania in an attempt to cut costs and improve performance.Ren Marion, previously the company’s head of business evaluatio…