Canico expands Onca-Puma project
Canico Resource (CNI-T) has boosted the inferred resource estimate for its Onca and Puma nickel laterite deposits i…
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Rock Creek shaping up for NovaGold (August 13, 2003)
Vancouver — Novagold Resources (NRI-T) has tabled a positive scoping study of the Rock Creek project, near Nome, A…
Results keep PNWC bullish at River Valley
Vancouver — Harry Bar-led Pacific North West Capital (PFN-T) has tabled further encouraging drill results from its…
Review board calls for development of Snap Lake project
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board has recommended development of the Snap Lake underground diamond project, following a 14-month assessment.Upon approval by the federal minister o…
Editorial Cartoon (August 11, 2003)
Chinese demand buoys aluminum market
(The following excerpt from The Commodity Refiner, a monthly publication of Barclays Capital Research, provides an overview of the current aluminum market.)Primary aluminum prices continue to perform …
The Northern Miner Indices (August 11, 2003)
North American Mining: 81.12 (+0.44)Small Producers: 82.45 (+1.06)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Soquem drops Clearwater back-in (August 11, 2003)
Quebec government-owned Soquem has waived its back-in right to regain a 25% stake in the Clearwater gold project, in the province’s northwestern region.Last March, Soquem granted an option on half of …
Virginia, BHP renew vows
Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) and BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) diamond exploration arm have signed a third agreement in as many years.The latest deal involves jointly surveying, sampling and exploring some 25…
KEGS hands out scholarships
The Canadian Exploration Geophysicists Society (KEGS) Foundation has awarded scholarships for the upcoming academic year to nine undergraduate students in geophysics at six Canadian universities.The r…
Goldcorp juggernaut keeps on rolling
Goldcorp (G-T) enjoyed another strong quarter, thanks to higher gold prices and the exceptional quality of the Red Lake mine in northwestern Ontario.Second-quarter earnings jumped 11% to US$17.8 milli…
Diadem adds to Otish Mountain portfolio
Diadem Resources (DIR-V) has agreed to acquire some 1,552 staked claims covering 810 sq. km in the Otish Mountains area of northern Quebec.While no total price tag was mentioned, Diadem said it would …