Ashton and Soquem size up Renard
Having demonstrated the commercial potential of the Renard group of kimberlitic bodies in north-central Quebec by recovering large diamonds at encouraging grades, Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and p…
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Miramar advances Hope Bay development
Vancouver — As the venerable Con and Giant gold mines, near Yellowkife, N.W.T., inch their way toward depletion, owner Miramar Mining (MAE-T) is turning its attention to the Hope Bay gold project in …
Harmony digs deep at Elandsrand
Johannesburg, South Africa — This country’s third-largest gold producer, Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N), has embarked on a shaft-deepening project at its Elandsrand mine in the famed Witwatersrand Basin…
PCS issues profit warning (April 07, 2003)
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T) has fallen short of its first-quarter earnings estimate of US25 per share.The world’s biggest fertilizer maker says the main problem is the strengthening Canadian…
Editorial Cartoon (April 07, 2003)
McWatters eyes $25m for Val d’Or deals
McWatters Mining (MWA-T) has agreed to sell 125 million shares for 20 apiece to a syndicate of underwriters led by National Bank Financial. The deal will raise $25 million in proceeds.McWatters will …
MuchBudget: a vote or a video?
“By Levying Money for and to the Use of the Crowne by pretence of Prerogative for other time and in other manner than the same was granted by Parlyament . . . utterly and directly contrary to the know…
Northern Dynasty boosts Pebble resource
Vancouver — An independent resource estimate tabled by Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V) has enhanced the economic potential of the Pebble gold-copper-molybdenum project in southwestern Alaska.The st…
Meridian slams brakes at Argentine project (April 07, 2003)
Following a non-binding referendum in which the citizens of Esquel, Argentina, voted overwhelmingly against development of the Esquel gold project, Meridian Gold (MNG-T) has suspended plans to build a…
Forty Years Ago – April 1963
Falco has record earningsLargely because of additional investment income as a result of the merger with Ventures, the devaluation of the Canadian dollar, and lower writeoffs, Falconbridge Nickel Mines…
Crystallex tallies Las Cristinas reserves (April 07, 2003)
Vancouver — Crystallex International (KRY-T) has tabled a new reserve estimate for the long-stalled Las Cristinas gold project in southeastern Venezuela.An independent study by Reno, Nev.-based Mine …
Newmont sees profits surge in 2002 (April 07, 2003)
Newmont Mining (NEW-N) improved its bottom line dramatically in 2002, thanks to rising gold prices and the inclusion of revenues gained though its February 2002 merger with Normandy Mining and Franco-…