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Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (August 01, 2005)

Date July 25 July 22 July 21 July 20 July 19 High Low
TSX Composite 10362.55 10374.79 10…



Geologist Arnand Van Heerden submitted Earth Breaking Reflection, a photo depicting three drills working under moonlight at Gold Field's Tarkwa gold mine in Ghana. The photo was awarded second prize.

Gecko takes top prize in photo contest

In the end, it was a gecko, some drill rigs and some mud that most inspired renowned Aussie mining photographer Richard Woldendorp, the judge in consulting firm Snowden’s inaugural mining photo compet…



BHP’s Queensland ships 1B tonnes coal

It took 38 years but BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance’s (BMA) Queensland coal operation passed a major milestone recently when the company shipped its 1 billionth tonne of coal from the Bowen Basin mi…


Reuters upholds principles

There were a number of serious inaccuracies in the editorial titled “Benchmark index sees massive overhaul; The CRB is dead; long live the CRB” (T.N.M., June 24-30/05). It implied Reuters and the othe…



Rio Tinto delays Argyle decision

Vancouver — A final decision by Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N) board on whether the Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia should develop into an underground operation has been deferred unt…




Impala options Highbank

South Africa’s Impala Platinum Holdings (IMPAF-O) has agreed to take up to a 60% stake in Ottawa-based junior Northern Shield Resources‘ (NRN-V) Highbank Lake pla…


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