Muskeg suffers start-up set back
Barely more than a week into bitumen production, operations at Shell Canada’s (SCH-T) Muskeg River mine about 75 km…
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Drills turn at Gil
Infill drilling by Kinross Gold (K-T) on the Gil joint venture property near Fairbanks, Alaska has returned more en…
Tiberon expands Nui Phao deposit (January 06, 2003)
Vancouver Calgary-based Tiberon Minerals (TBR-T) has tabled more results from its drill program performed late la…
Sherritt stokes the fire
With Fording (FDG-T) shareholders set to vote on their company’s three-way plan to convert to an income trust on Ja…
Repadre shareholders okay merger
Repadre Capital’s (RPD-T) shareholders have given the nod to a plan that would see their company merge with Markham…
International Curator readies drills at Assean Lake
International Curator Resources (IC-T) is gearing up for a winter exploration program on its 60% owned Assean Lake…
Trading Summary (January 06, 2003)
Toronto’s Gold Index dropped 3.16 points to finish Monday’s session at 202.07 as the yellow metal came off an early…
Robert McEwen our Man of the Year
The Northern Miner’s Man of the Year in 2002, Rob McEwen of Goldcorp (G-T), has probably squeezed more shareholder value out of a small number of assets than anyone else in the gold business.McEwen, a…
2002 marked by further consolidation
It did not feel as momentous as 2000 or 2001, when we saw the creation of several global mining giants, but 2002 was full of smaller-sized mergers, particularly in the precious metals sector.Among the…
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People (January 06, 2003)
Richmont Mines — Louis Dionne appointed president and CEO.Lakefield Minerals — William Urseth appointed president.AXMIN — Peter Lehner resigned as director.Tenke Mining…
Barrick stands out among explorers in 2002
‘Tis the season to be repetitive.New precious and base metals discoveries all but failed to make headlines in 2002, with most explorers remaining firmly attached to known deposits. Still, the tactic w…