General Minerals eyes Bolivian tantalum
Denver — General Minerals (GNM-T) has spent the last few months scouring Bolivia for tantalum prospects, a move th…
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Trading Summary (August 28, 2001)
A rate cut of 25 basis points, coupled with a gloomy forecast by the Bank of Canada and a sharp drop in U.S. consum…
Corner Bay advances Alamo Dorado
Ongoing metallurgical testing on Phase 1 pit material has shown improved recoveries of gold and silver from Corner…
Falcondo suspends operations
Falconbridge (FL-T), the world’s third-largest producer of nickel, announced on Monday that its 85%-owned nickel mi…
Aurora Gold fights Tomorrow
Vancouver — Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N) sale of a 14.9% stake in Aurora Gold has paved the way for an Australian-based ven…
Walker Lane set for September drilling
Vancouver — With an airborne geophysical survey now complete over the 165-sq.-km Crystal diamond property in Manit…
Lonmin rules out Ashanti merger
British-based platinum producer Lonmin says it has ruled out the possibility of a merger with Ashanti Goldfields (A…
Crown defaults on debentures (August 27, 2001)
Denver — Financially beleaguered Crown Resources (CRRS-O) says it will not make its final US$15.4-million payment,…
Coal sales help MIM
Vancouver — Yet another miner to see the benefits of a diversified portfolio, Australian-based MIM Holdings report…
Trading Summary (August 27, 2001)
The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 composite index gained 32.24 points, closing at 7,662.2 on Monday. Leading the way w…
New era for Canada’s North Roads to resources
It has been talked about for decades, but until recently, plans to build a road connecting a mineral-rich portion of Canada’s North to a port on the Arctic coast haven’t left the drawing board. That m…
PEOPLE (August 27, 2001)
Black Bull — George Cooper appointed director.Candor — Terrence Fisher appointed chairman; Paul Chamois appointed president and director; Patrick Reid appointed secretary and director.Elkhorn Gol…