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…
Lonmin joins Muskox in hunt for PGMs
Muskox Minerals (MSK-V) plans to form a joint venture with British-based platinum producer Lonmin to explore and possibly develop the junior’s platinum-palladium-copper-nickel project in Nunavut.Under…
Goldcorp ups Red Lake
A better understanding of mineralization has led to a 25% increase in reserves at the Red Lake gold mine in northwestern Ontario.Goldcorp (G-T), which began commercial production at the year’s start, …
MZ Lake yields diamonds
Vancouver — Three of the four near-surface, sub-parallel kimberlite sills cut by De Beers Canada Exploration in the MZ Lake area have returned varying amounts of microdiamonds.The major hit the sills…
Sudbury Contact drops Tonkin Springs (September 24, 2001)
Denver — Sudbury Contact Mines (SUD-T) has withdrawn from the Tonkin Springs joint venture in central Nevada, citing poor exploration results.The company, which was earning a 60% stake in the project…