Adastra lines up Umicore at Kolwezi (September 07, 2004)
Adastra Minerals (AMZ-T) and Umicore are in talks aimed at ironing out a long-term supply deal at the former’s Kolw…
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New bid, same response (September 07, 2004)
Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has told its shareholders to reject the renewed takeover offer from Coeur d’Alene Mi…
Cameco bucks up to maintain UEX interest
Vancouver – A $5 million private placement financing for Saskatchewan uranium explorer UEX Corporation (UEX-T) has…
Entre Gold serves up Mongolian drill results
Vancouver – Eagerly anticipated initial drill results from Entre Gold’s (ETG-V) wholly owned Lookout Hill project,…
Base metals: An imperfect cycle
Rapidly, market consensus seems to have shifted to a view that base metal prices have peaked. The firm uptrend of earlier this year has been interrupted, and market participants have become increasingly worried over growth prospects.
Tiberon advances Nui Phao tungsten project
Vancouver — Since first entering into Vietnam in 1996,
For some, mineral potential of Philippines outweighs risks
Vancouver — Although the Philippines was a major producer of gold, copper, nickel and chromite for hundreds of years, the mining industry in the country has been plagued by many problems that have staved off foreign investment in recent decades,…
The Northern Miner Indices (September 06, 2004)
North American Mining: 108.46 (+4.41)…
Radius explores for gold in Nicaragua
Waslala, Nicaragua — Using good old-fashioned prospecting, Simon Ridgway and his exploration team at newly merged
Zaruma sizes up Realito (September 06, 2004)
The value of ‘social licence’
“Corporate social responsibility,” “social licence,” “social investment,” “millennium development goals,” “poverty alleviation,” “community development”. . . Suddenly, a whole new jargon has emerged, and with it, increased complexity for mining pr…
Better outcome for mining sector and First Nations
Sometimes two problems, when put together, can create a solution. This article describes one such case, regarding the needs of the resource industries and those of First Nations communities.