Maude Lake eyes all of Comtois
Maude Lake Exploration (MAU-V) has inked deal to take Cameco’s (CCO-T) remaining 46% stake in the Comtois gold proj…
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Trading Summary (October 22, 2002)
Toronto gold stocks regained their glitter and then some on Tuesday, rising 7.93 points or nearly 5% to 167.11 poin…
Fording circles the wagons
Rather than submit to a $1.5-billion takeover bid by the Sherritt Coal Partnership II, an alliance between Sherritt…
Apex drops Atna’s Chanarcillo property (October 22, 2002)
Vancouver — Apex Silver Mines (SIL-A) has elected not to participate in any further exploration of Atna Resource’s…
Anglo extends Philippine find
Vancouver — Delineation drilling on the Boyongan prospect in the Philippines continues to churn out impressive cop…
Cambior profits from higher gold prices (October 22, 2002)
Riding higher gold prices, Cambior (CBJ-T) managed to post a tidy profit for the three months ended Sept. 30, the f…
Trading Summary (October 21, 2002)
A sliding bullion price sent the Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold stocks lower to start the week. The Gold Index dropp…
Sherritt, teachers eye Fording Coal
The Sherritt Coal Partnership II, an alliance between Sherritt International (S-T) and the Ontario Teachers’ Pensio…
Western Copper expands Chile Colorado
Vancouver — The latest results from an 8,100 metre drill program targeting the Chile Colorado zone has expanded th…
Partners propose for Salamandra
Already working on earning a half-interest in the Salamandra property in Mexico’s Senora state, Alamos Minerals (AA…
Nevada pins hopes on higher gold price
For the first time in several years, there’s some cautious optimism in Nevada’s precious metals industry.Even though gold prices averaged US$271 per oz. in 2001, versus US$279 in the two previous year…
Mary Rabbitt
Mary Rabbit, a noted geophysicist and historian with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Reston, Va., has died. She was 87.Mrs. Rabbit (ne Collins) was born in 1915 in Boston, Mass., and grew up in …