Rubicon kicks off drill campaign at Rivard gold project
Vancouver — Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) has recently commenced a 1,800-metre drill program at its recently acquired R…
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Kinross drilling intersects gold on Duquesne West
Drilling by Kinross Gold (K-T) on the Duquesne West property northwest of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., where it is earning…
Trading Summary (December 09, 2002)
Even a $6.4-billion merger proposal from Manufacturers Life for Canada Life wasn’t enough to hold off the profit ta…
Ashton, Soquem prove up Foxtrot property
In less than a year, Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and partner Soquem have established a new diamond camp based on the discovery of a small cluster of eight diamondiferous kimberlitic bodies on the …
Northern Labrador gets a chance to do it right Nickel, and timing
The schedule said that in early December the Innu of Davis Inlet, in northern Labrador, could begin moving to the newly built town of Natuashish, 15 km west on the Labrador mainland.Whether that miles…
AIDS summit postponed, again
A tripartite summit aimed at developing a unified approach by government, labour and business to tackle the spread of HIV/AIDS in the African mining industry has again been postponed.The summit was in…
Modest recovery projected for base metals in 2003
This article is the second of two instalments devoted to base metals and was culled from Barclays Capital’s monthly report The Commodity Refiner. Part 1 appeared in our Dec. 2-8 issue, and a separate …
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (December 09, 2002)
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Silver Standard targets Silvertip (December 09, 2002)
Vancouver — Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V) has added the Silvertip project in northern British Columbia to its stable of base metal properties.Situated 85 km southwest of Watson Lake, Silvertip ha…
Juniors take spotlight on slew of mixed news
The Toronto Stock Exchange posted its strongest gain in weeks during the Nov. 27-Dec. 3 report period, thanks to a rally in the energy and financial sectors plus the release of positive economic news …
Teck, Westshore in Fording deal
Teck Cominco (TEK-T) has emerged as a white knight in Fording’s (FDG-T) battle to fend off a hostile bid by the Sherritt Coal Partnership II.Teck Cominco is joining forces with Westshore Terminals Inc…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 09, 2002)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,670/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.90/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.55/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.30-6.60/lb.Copper: Comex Mar US$0.7615/lb.