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Galore Creek looks good for NovaGold
Vancouver — A preliminary economic assessment of
Record profits for Sherritt
With big increases in metal prices pumping up its top line,
Bema ups stake in Victoria (August 23, 2004)
Vancouver — Through a private placement,
Wenatchee deal hinges on national contract
The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) will negotiate the fate of 400 workers at Alcoa’s (AA-N) Wenatchee aluminum smelter in Washington state via its national agreement with the aluminum giant.
Al-Qaeda funded by ‘blood’ diamonds: UN
A UN-backed report says several top al-Qaeda operatives laundered millions of dollars in African diamonds before the terrorist attacks on New York City on Sept. 11, 2001.
Tethyan strikes gold in central Pakistan
Perth, Western Australia — A major gold porphyry has been discovered at the Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan.
Exchange Rates (August 23, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…
Higher metal recoveries for Minera Andes
Vancouver – Metallurgical testing on Huevos Verdes gold-silver vein material has delivered a pleasant surprise, hig…
Osisko hitting shallow gold
Osisko Exploration (OSK-V) continues to intersect significant gold at shallow depth at its Barry gold project 180 k…
Trading Summary (August 20, 2004)
Gold closed up US$4.05 on Aug.20th, to finish at US$410.55 per oz. in the afternoon in London. The gold index was u…
Zaruma sizes up Realito (August 20, 2004)
Zaruma Resources (ZMR-T) has tabled an initial resource estimate for the Realito structure on the 97-sq.-km San Ant…