Glamis looks to Francisco for growth
Two years of discussions have culminated in the proposed merger of Glamis Gold (GLG-T) and Francisco Gold (FGX-V), with Glamis President Kevin McArthur predicting that the new entity will rank as the …
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Ivanhoe finds gold-rich copper zone at Turquoise Hill
Encouraged by the potential of the Turquoise Hill copper-gold project in southern Mongolia, Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has assigned three drill rigs to the Central Oyu zone, where it recently cut a signifi…
Daily Metal Prices (March 11, 2002)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMarch 5March 4March 1Feb. 28Feb. 27Aluminium1403/14…
Blow to TVX in Greece casts pall over market
The final day of the Feb. 27-March 5 report period saw the Bank of England dump another 643,200 oz. gold on the open market. The bank’s latest auction fetched US$296.50 for every ounce sold and was 3….
Diamond discoveries nothing new
With extensive exploration under way for diamond occurences throughout Canada, including encouraging results in northern Ontario and Quebec, you can imagine my surprise when I was recently reading thr…
Mano River returns to Sierra Leone
With Sierra Leone’s 10-year civil war formally declared over, and a United Nations force preserving the peace, Mano River Resources (MNO-V) is relaunching its prospecting program on three diamond expl…
Anglo find fails to launch Philippine flurry
Vancouver — Mining companies willing to face considerable political risks have been rewarded with impressive exploration results in the Philippines. However, advancing discoveries to the development …
Axmin seeks West African gold
Many major gold companies have pulled in their horns over the past four years, rendering a good number of African exploration properties inactive. This has presented an opportunity for junior explorer…
Sudbury PGM play enters new phase
Though nowhere near last year’s record highs, palladium is still trading at three times the historical range, and that bodes well for a group of companies exploring for platinum-group-metal (PGM) depo…
Hunt find raises hopes for gold camp in Manitoba
Vancouver — There’s gold in them thar Churchill-Superior Boundary zone rocks. The discovery, by International Curator Resources’ (IC-T), of the Hunt deposit, 120 km northeast of Thompson, Man., prove…
Corriente, BHP Billiton, Lowell make progress in Ecuador
Exploration drilling in Ecuador’s Corriente copper belt by partners Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) and BHP Billiton has delineated a significant copper-gold resource in the Mirador deposit.The Corriente …
Almaden keeps focused on greenfields projects
Recently formed Almaden Minerals (AMM-T) has a simple motto: Acquire virgin projects and explore them to the point where another company can be convinced to foot the bill.Almaden was formed earlier th…