Noranda tables La Fortuna inferred resource
Noranda (NRD-T) has released an inferred mineral resource estimate for the La Fortuna porphyry copper-gold discover…
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Coeur extends high-grade
Vancouver — Idaho-based Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) has extended the high-grade gold-silver mineralization on the…
Ashton cuts kimberlite in Quebec
Vancouver — The initial results from an ongoing drill program by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has the potential…
Freeport launches trust
Vancouver — Seeking to improve relations with the indigenous community, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) aim…
Rex drills targets in Mauritania (September 24, 2001)
Rex Diamond Mining’s (RXD-T) drilling campaign at its Karet South permit in north-central Mauritania has turned up…
Namco thrown a line
Still hurting for cash after an accident disabled its NamSSol seabed crawler during operations off the coast of Nam…
Western Troy aims at quick ounces
With gold’s fortunes looking a bit brighter, junior Western Troy Capital Resources (WRY-V) has decided to resume bu…
Trading Summary (September 24, 2001)
The U.S. markets finally bounced on Monday and finished in positive territory after an abysmal week last week. The…
Russians step up pressure on Archangel
Denver — LUKoil, Russia’s largest oil company, is pressuring Archangel Diamond (AAD-V) to sign a document terminating all rights to the Verkhotina diamond licence in northern Russia.Archangel was giv…
Transmitting nickel’s benefits
Superconductors wrapped in nickel alloy could some day cut electrical line losses in half, making transmission more efficient.Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laborato…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (September 24, 2001)
DateSept. 18Sept. 17Sept. 14Sept. 13Sept. 12HighLowTSE 3006844.506907.966890.857102.26C…
Gold and terrorism
In the wake of the terrorist attack on the U.S. on Sept. 11, at least some investors have looked to gold, the traditional haven in times of crisis.Gold prices responded swiftly, and the London morning…