Kirkland suspends Macassa (March 04, 2003)
The failure of a pillar between an ore pass and shaft 3 has forced Kirkland Lake Gold (KGI-V) to suspend production…
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Minco adds Chinese ground
Vancouver– Minco Mining & Metals (MMM-T) has inked a deal with the Bureau of Metallurgical Exploration of Sichuan…
Knife combatants take a breather
Diamond explorer Rhonda (RDM-V) and the Canadian exploration division of De Beers have agreed to suspend litigation…
Juniors team up in Labrador
Vancouver — Altius Minerals (ALS-V) and Fronteer Development (FRG-V) have teamed up to explore for iron oxide copp…
Doyon hoist fails
Cambior (CBJ-T) reports that the production hoist at its Doyon mine, 40 km east of Rouyn-Noranda, Que. broke down o…
Monroe Minerals sells alluvial diamonds for US$770 per carat
Vancouver–Monroe Minerals (MMX-V) sold its first parcel of diamonds from pre-production at its London alluvial dia…
IMA tables drill results from Las Bayas project
Vancouver — IMA Exploration (IMR-V) has completed its 19-hole drill campaign on its Las Bayas project in Patagonia…
Trading Summary (March 03, 2003)
Toronto’s gold stocks took it on the chin on Monday as the yellow metal slipped another US$1.10 per to US$348.50 pe…
Richmont has banner year (March 03, 2003)
Record gold sales, better prices, and lower production costs came together for Richmont Mines (RIC-T) in 2002, giving the company earnings of $9.1 million (or 59 per share) on revenue of $52 million….
Western markets bullish as composite jumps
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange closed the week ended Feb. 25 on an uptick. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index jumped 14.93 points, or 1.37% of its value, to close at 1.103.26.Stornowa…
Falconbridge grounds Kidd for eight weeks (March 03, 2003)
Citing a poor zinc market, Falconbridge (FL-T) is extending to eight weeks the planned closure of its refining operations at the Kidd metallurgical site in Timmins, Ont.Daniel Picard, general manager …
Exchange Rates (March 03, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateFeb. 25Feb. 24Feb. 21Feb. 20Feb. 19US$ in C$…