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Letter to the editor: U.S. reader assails Chretien

If Canada desires to follow a narrow-minded, provincial Quebecois as its leader, so be it. You make your bed, . . .In the future, I hope other Americans remember Canada’s spinelessness. Actually it is…


New Macassa discovery shapes up

Follow-up underground drilling has extended the newly discovered D zone at the Macassa mine, west of Kirkland Lake, Ont.Kirkland Lake Gold (kgi-t) sunk six stepout holes on 15-to-30-metre centres from…


Two upstarts challenge the coal giants

Last year’s deals between Fording Coal, Sherritt International (s-t), the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and Teck Cominco (tek-t) neatly divided the world of Canadian coal production; thermal coal as…


EXTECH IV brings co-op spirit to Athabasca Basin

According to government figures, the amount of nuclear energy used in the production of world electrical power between 1971 and 1990 jumped more than eight times, from 2% to 17%. In 2001, Saskatchewan…


Steep cost for those who don’t support US

The Liberal government reminds me of the pacifists who tried to convince the European masses that Hitler was just “saber rattling” as he was arming his gang of goose-steppers to go on the rampage, whi…


Poor choice of headline

Having been a long time reader of your publication, I am disappointed by how negative you can sometimes be about our industry.In particular, I draw your attention to the headline above an article deal…


Golds flat as broad market rebounds

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index advanced 27.56 points to end the April 2-8 report period at 6,438.71 as the U.S.-led coalition marched into Baghdad and raised hopes for a quick co…


Andes cuts new zone at San Jose

Vancouver — Spokane-based Minera Andes (MAI-V) has intersected a new zone of high-grade gold and silver mineralization at its San Jose project in southern Argentina.The best drill intercept returned …


Glencairn plants itself at Bellavista

Miramar, Costa Rica — A strong sense of goodwill has gone a long way toward advancing the Bellavista gold project, about 3 km northeast of this small coastal community.In early 2002, Glencairn Gold (…


Northern Orion joins Wheaton

Vancouver — the Unidentified Third Party That Agreed to Share the Us$180-Million Price Tag for a 25% Stake in the Bajo De La Alumbrera Gold-Copper Project Has Been Unmasked. Northern Orion Exploratio…


Candor eyes Mary March (April 14, 2003)

Candor Ventures (CND-V) has signed a letter of intent to acquire a half-interest in the promising Mary March massive sulphide property from the Canadian exploration arm of Phelps Dodge (PD-N).Situated…


Jerritt Canyon deal in Nevada falls through

Shares in Queenstake Resources (QRL-T) plummeted 17, or nearly 45% of their value, in early trading on April 8 after the company said it was unable to settle on a new deal to acquire the Jerritt Cany…


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