Trading Summary (March 17, 2003)
The Toronto Stock Exchange gained another 102.14 points to start the week. The golds edged up 0.14 of a point to 15…
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Amerigo buys Chilean mill (March 17, 2003)
Junior Amerigo Resources (ARG-V) has nabbed an option to purchase a tailings recovery copper plant in Chile.Kno…
Cardero tables La Providencia results
Vancouver — Cardero Resource (CDU-V) has received more encouraging results from its exploration program on the 330…
South Atlantic updates reserves at Storliden
Vancouver Lundin-led South Atlantic Venture’s (SAA-V) 38% owned, subsidiary, North Atlantic Natural Resources has…
Nevsun tables Segala resource estimate (March 17, 2003)
Diamond and reverse-circulation drilling have resulted in a new measured and indicated resource estimate for the Segala deposit, held by Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) in western Mali.The total figure, prep…
Ontario releases publication
The Ontario government has published Mineral Sector Profile, which is part of an overall effort attract mineral investment.The government hopes the publication will encourage the production of geologi…
Metallica tops up treasury (March 17, 2003)
Metallica Resources (MR-T) has closed a $15-million private placement to help fund its purchase of the half-stake in the Cerro San Pedro gold deposit that it does not already own.The company agreed to…
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Diamond Fields recovers more carats (March 17, 2003)
Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) has recovered an additional 4,800 carats of diamonds from the Marshall Fork deposit on the Luderitz diamond concession, off the shore of Namibia.Since resuming min…
Upbeat convention may not disappoint Recovery rates
The empties cleared away, the maps rolled back up, and the carpets steamed; so endeth the latest convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada.It’s been usual, over the past few yea…
Energy production = autonomy
The impact of mining operations on communities is usually extremely positive. When the mines are operating, they are a flurry of activity, and good-paying jobs are plentiful. But when metal prices sta…
IMA reports grassroots silver find
A high-grade silver discovery in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina has IMA Exploration (IMR-V) making geological analogies between it and the Eskay Creek gold mine in northern British Columbi…