Shore Gold plans gold spinoff
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Junior mining sector loses ground
The TSX Venture Exchange fell just shy of 100 points during the May 5-11 trading period to close at 1558.69, representing the fifth-consecutive drop. The junior mining sector fared no better, with a whopping 71 Venture Exchange-listed companies re…
J-Pacific to explore Blackdome (May 17, 2004)
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Getting the beast’s attention
This week, the Porcupine Prospectors and Developers Association (PPDA) has been holding “Mining Week in Timmins,” where the local industry takes to the streets — or, more precisely, the Timmins Square Mall — to get the importance of mining acros…
TSM initiative launched
Canada’s mining leaders and the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) have banded together to launch Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM), a public relations campaign aimed at demonstrating mining’s ability to police itself, and in doing so, gain greater…
Diamond strategy unveiled
A group consisting of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Chamber of Mines, the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, and the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), has released a document designed to influence public policy on the Canadi…
Study examines larger mine at Las Cristinas
Vancouver — A feasibility study prepared for
Shareholder seeks spot on Kimber board
Vancouver — The recent slump in gold and silver prices has prompted a major shareholder of
Revenue up, earnings down for Fording (May 17, 2004)
Vancouver — Calgary-based
Sao Bento production scaled back
Vancouver – Eldorado Gold reported higher than planned costs at its Sao Bento gold mine in Brazil because of an int…
MacMillan Gold finds silver and gold
MacMillan Gold (MMG-V) is finding that the Cerro de Oro gold and silver project in Zacatecas, Mexico is aptly named…
Goldcorp ups its stake in White Knight
Goldcorp (G-T) has acquired 520,000 shares of White Knight Resources (WKR-V) for 59.31 apiece. The new shares…