Trading Summary (March 24, 2003)
The TSX was swept up in a tide of gloom in the North American markets that was caused by the widespread realization…
News
Meridian hammered by Esquel doubts
Locals living near Meridian Gold’s (MNG-T) Esquel gold project in southern Argentina have voted overwhelmingly agai…
Midway drills North prospect
Vancouver –Midway Gold (MDW-V) has kicked off a drilling campaign on its North target, which represents one of sev…
Stornoway advances Coronation Gulf projects (March 24, 2003)
Vancouver — Stornoway Ventures (SWV-V)plans to follow-up on indicator mineral trains identified on its Sceptre and…
Partners drill for Hemlo gold
Juniors Sparton Resources (YSP-V) and Beaufield Consolidated Resources (BFD-V) have begun drill-testing several gol…
Projected costs rise for Gabriel’s Rosia Montana
Investors in Gabriel Resources (GBU-T) received a rude shock in late February as the company announced a US$181-million rise in projected costs for its 80%-owned Rosia Montana gold project in Romania….
Editorial Cartoon (March 24, 2003)
Black empowerment ‘scorecard’ dominates Indaba
Cape Town, South Africa — Some 1,740 delegates from 38 countries attended the 2003 edition of the Investing in African Mining Conference (Indaba), held here recently, making it the busiest ever. The …
The Northern Miner Indices (March 24, 2003)
North American Mining: 67.76 (+3.89)Small Producers: 58.73 (+4.37)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Jensen deserves credit: Schmidt
A recent letter from Mark Baknes (T.N.M., Feb. 17-23/03) makes it appear that I deserve some credit for Earl Jensen’s discovery of the original Wolverine showing. I was the crew chief of a 4-man prosp…
Semafo leaches Mana gold
Results from bottle-roll tests suggest the Wona and Nyafe oxide gold deposits in Burkina Faso are amenable to heap leaching, reports Semafo (SMF-T).Wona and Nyafe are two of three deposits that make u…
Inco and LionOre strengthen ties
Already sourcing nickel in concentrate from LionOre Mining’s (LIM-T) Emily Ann mine in Western Australia, Inco (N-T) has agreed to another life-of-mine off-take agreement on the junior’s nearby Maggie…