Suppliers Roundup (March 15, 2004)
GLR picks Gekko at GoldfieldsGLR Resources has ordered a 2,000-ton-per-day Gekko Systems modular gravity concentrator for its Goldfields gold project, 15 km south of Uranium City in northern Saskatche…
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South Atlantic buys Zinkgruvan mine
Vancouver — South Atlantic Ventures (SAA-V) has inked a deal with Rio Tinto (RTP-N) to buy the Zinkgruvan mine in southern Sweden.One of the largest underground mines in Europe, Zinkgruvan has been p…
Miramar gains time for northern projects
A newly amended option agreement gives Miramar Mining (MAE-T) more time to explore the George and Goose Lake gold projects in Nunavut.Last fall, Miramar signed a letter agreement with Kinross Gold (K-…
Alcan wins award
Montreal-based Alcan has won an award in the category of Best Overall Company in the first edition of the International Business Awards.The honour comes just days after Fortune magazine named the alum…
Writedown spills red ink over Stillwater
A major writedown of mining assets has hampered the bottom line of Stillwater Mining (SWC-N), the largest primary producer of platinum group metals outside of South Africa.The company posted a net los…
St. Jude buys heap-leach plant for Goulagou-Rounga
Vancouver — Determined to exploit the oxide resources at its Goulagou-Rounga project in Burkina Faso, St. Jude Resources (SJD-V) has arranged to buy a heap-leach gold processing plant.The partly refu…
Correction (March 15, 2004)
The article “Pimenton drilling under way” (T.N.M., Feb. 27/04) said previous work at the Chilean property, held by South American Gold & Copper (SAG-T), had outlined a proven and probable reserve of 6…
Porcupine JV to reactivate Pamour
The Porcupine Joint Venture plans to start up a large open-pit mine on the Pamour property, 15 km east of Timmins, Ont., to replace production from its Dome open pit and underground operations.Placer …
Tipping point for the Liberals
Capt. Renault: I’m shocked — shocked! — to find that gambling is going on in here. . . .Emil (to Renault): Your winnings, sir.Capt. Renault: Oh, thank you, very much. . . Everybody out at once!– a …
Madison revs drills
Vancouver-based Madison Enterprises (MNP-V) is gearing up for more exploration at the Mt. Kare gold-silver project in Papua New Guinea and the Lewis gold property in Nevada.At Mt. Kare, Madison is pre…
Cusac aims to revive Table Mountain
A proposed $3-million financing sets the stage for Cusac Mining (CQC-T) to place its wholly owned Table Mountain gold mine into production later this year. The former producer is near Cassiar in north…
Etruscan raises development funds
Armed with the proceeds from a $15-million financing, Etruscan Resources (EET-T) is gearing up for a busy year at its stable of African gold and diamond projects.The company has two projects on track …