Golden Phoenix Minerals (GPXM-O) has tabled plans for a 3-prong exploration program at its Borealis project, near Hawthorne, Nev.Beginning this summer, the company will investigate the possibility of …
In mid-February, legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide funding for a study on the effectiveness of silver-based biocides as an alternative treatment to pre…
Vancouver — Thanks to its mainstay Huaron mine in Peru, Pan American Silver (PAA-T) produced a record 7.8 million oz. silver from its four mines in 2002, a 12% rise from the 2001 total.The company ma…
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 …
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateFeb. 25Feb. 24Feb. 21Feb. 20Feb. 19US$ in C$…
A book on geotechnics published by the Ontario Geological Survey is designed to assist city planners in Sudbury.The Physical Environment of the City of Greater Sudbury is the first publication to desc…
South Africa’s third-largest gold producer, Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N), has launched an A75-per-share bid for all the shares of Perth, Australia-based Abelle.The offer represents a 14% premium over …
Vancouver — Kensington Resources (KRT-V) reports that Anglo American’s (AAUK-Q) diamond unit, De Beers Canada Exploration, has completed heavy mineral separation on a mini-bulk sample taken last year…
The S&P-TSX composite index continued its downward spiral over the Feb. 19-25 report period, slipping 89.45 points to 6,503.10.Not even a surge in spot gold could save producers: Placer Dome plummeted…
Despite higher mine production and stronger copper prices, Aur Resources (AUR-T) watched its profits wither in the fourth quarter of 2002.The company earned US$1.9 million (or US2 per share) on reven…
Vancouver — DRC Resources (DRC-T) has hired Vancouver-based Behre Dolbear & Co. to perform a prefeasibility study of the Afton copper-gold project, near Kamloops, B.C.The study will focus on the mine…
Two transactions, one with Quebec government-owned Soquem and another with Barrick Gold (ABX-T), will give McWatters Mining (MWA-T) a major position in the Val d’Or region of northwestern Quebe…
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