Ashton finds 4-carat diamond (July 02, 2003)
While preparing to process a kimberlite breccia sample taken this past winter during mini-bulk sampling on the Rena…
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Trading Summary (June 30, 2003)
The Toronto Stock Exchange rang up a whopping four-point gain on Monday, closing at 6,983.14 in advance of the July…
Exploration heats up at Pebble
Vancouver Armed with a new $5 million financing, Hunter Dickinson-led junior Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V) is…
La Colorada expansion complete
Vancouver — Pan American Silver (PAA-T) has boosted the output potential of the La Colorada silver mine in Mexico.
Eldorado takes Kisladag to the bank
Usak, Turkey — Once a curious anomaly, Kisladag has grown into a major deposit that promises to propel Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) to the rank of mid-tier producer by 2005.Situated a short drive from this …
Ashton, Soquem aim to expand Renard
As the results of mini-bulk samples collected this past winter from the Renard kimberlite cluster in north-central Quebec begin to trickle in, Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) is assessing the potentia…
Editorial Cartoon (June 30, 2003)
The Northern Miner Indices (June 30, 2003)
North American Mining: 72.19 (-3.87)Small Producers: 69.51 (-1.82)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Yamana eyes Brazilian gold production (June 30, 2003)
Vancouver — Looking to become a 100,000-oz.-per-year producer, Spokane-based Yamana Resources (YRI-T) has agreed to pay US$20.9 million for Fazenda Brasileiro, the only gold mine of Companhia Vale do…
Miramar doubles down at Suluk (June 30, 2003)
Vancouver — Miramar Mining (MAE-T) has doubled the depth of gold mineralization at the Suluk zone, part of the Hope Bay project in Nunavut.Twenty drill holes tested the zone, the most encouraging bei…
Bill 198 brings brawn to Act
There is little doubt that the crisis in confidence that has roiled U.S. markets in the wake of Enron, WorldCom, Global Crossing and other failures has spilled across the border into Canada. U.S. gove…
Shutting down the conversation
If metal miners think anti-mining groups are giving them a rough ride these days, they should have a talk with their brothers in the coal business. The latest bright idea from the pressure groups is f…