Ontario engineers salute Seeley
Ontario engineers have honoured Lawrence (Larry) Seeley for transforming Lakefield Research into one of the largest commercial metallurgical testing and research firms in the world.Seeley received the…
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Head grades fall at Orvana’s Don Mario (December 15, 2003)
Junior Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) reports disappointing head grades at the Don Mario gold mine in eastern Bolivia.In October and November, the mine processed 40,230 tonnes of ore with a head grade of 5.3…
Daily Metal Prices (December 15, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateDec. 9Dec. 8Dec. 5Dec. 4Dec. 3Al Alloy1426/1457…
Price squeeze has base metal issues jumping
Toronto equities were little-changed over the report period Dec. 3-9, a modest gain of 48.34 points putting the TSX Composite index at 7,975.94. The base metal and gold stocks headed in opposite direc…
Gold keeps lustre on junior exchange
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange continued to post positive gains as gold held its ground above US$400 per oz. over the week ended Dec. 9. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index tacked on 9…
Web-based system wins award
CLAIMaps, an online mining information system developed by the Ontario government, has won a Canadian Information Productivity Award. The award was presented recently in Toronto.Created by the Ministr…
Tahera, Kitikmeot reach pact
Following a long series of negotiations, Tahera (TAH-T) and the Kitikmeot Inuit Association have reached an agreement-in-principle regarding local benefits from Tahera’s Jericho diamond project in Nun…
Cross Lake merges with Gold Giant
Vancouver Cross Lake Minerals (CRN-T) has acquired all of the shares of Gold Giant Ventures (GGG-V) according to…
Trading Summary (December 12, 2003)
The diversified mining crowd pulled out of its recent slide adding 2.99 points, or 1.5%, to make 207.2 points, and…
Trading Summary (December 12, 2003)
The diversified mining crowd pulled out of its recent slide adding 2.99 points, or 1.5%, to make 207.2 points, and…
Glencairn breaks ground at Bellavista
Glencairn Gold (GGG-T) has begun the initial phase of construction of its Bellavista gold mine in Costa Rica. U…
Trading Summary (December 11, 2003)
Trading SummaryThe Toronto Stock Exchange rebounded to the tune of 69.06 points to end Thursday’s trading sessi…