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Zenda to buy Terex (October 04, 2004)

Toronto-based junior Zenda Capital (ZND-V) will be going ahead with its proposed acquisition of privately held Terex Resources, previously announced in July.


Tri Origin in Australia

Tri Origin Exploration‘s (toe-v) 51.1%-owned Australian subsidiary, Tri Origin Minerals, is launching a new exploration campaign at its flagship Woodlawn base metals prospect in New South Wales.


Barrick joins Eurasian

Eurasian Minerals (EMX-T) is entering into a 4-year regional exploration joint venture in Turkey with Barrick Gold (ABX-T).


Voisey’s Bay production just a year away

While it’s a bit rich for Inco (N-T) to be describing its long-delayed Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt project in Labrador as “ahead of schedule,” construction at the mine site is going so well that the commissioning of the mi…


A backhoe clears MetalCorp's Pickle Lake property for subsequent trenching.

Growing traffic in Pickle Lake camp

With gold finding comfort above the US$400-per-oz. level, it was just a matter of time before exploration dollars found their way back to the Pickle Lake gold camp of northwestern Ontario.



Correction (October 04, 2004)

In our Sept. 17-23 issue, we incorrectly stated that late last year, Quadra Mining (QUA-T) bought a 33.6% ownership interest in the Highland Valley Copper mine. The article should have stated that Teck Cominco, in February 2004,…


There must be a better way

Business practices are in need of an overhaul. Perhaps it’s time for the old school to give way to new management. Of course, by new management, we mean better management.


The Rock Creek mine

Throughout history, the demand for commodities has been constantly increasing. It is difficult to foresee a reversal of this trend. Between China and India alone, roughly 2 billion people are on the verge of becoming middle-class consumers. Good o…


Copper bugs in Chile

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco), the state-owned king of copper producers, could be the first major mining company to build an industrial-scale copper plant that employs heat-loving bacteria as processing agents.


Knight translates knowledge into honour

Renowned German geologist Hans Cloos once wrote that his ilk translate the Earth’s language into their own through trained senses and disciplined thinking. Ian Knight, a geologist with the Newfoundland and Labrador Geological Survey (NLGS), is one…


US not just idiots

Carolyn Parrish, as an English teacher, describes things as she sees them (re. Idiot’s guide to Parliament, T.N.M., Sept. 3-9/04).


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