Western markets remain sluggish
Vancouver — Canada’s junior bourse edged up slightly over the holiday-shortened trading week ended Sept 3. The TSX Venture Exchange composite index added 0.73 of a point, or 0.07% of its value, to cl…
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Claude, Placer strike gold in Red Lake
Echoing the exploration success of their rival, Goldcorp (G-T), partners Placer Dome (PDG-T) and Claude Resources (CRJ-T) have discovered a high-grade gold system in the Red Lake camp of northw…
Expats gunned down near Grasberg
An ambush along a road near Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) Grasberg mine in Indonesia’s Papua province has left three dead.A band of about 15 people armed with M-16 automatic weapons and a r…
Partners table Platosa resource estimate
Excellon Resources (EXN-V) and Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) have tabled a mineral resource estimate for their jointly held Platosa property, near Bermejillo, Mexico.Completed by Roscoe Postle Associates …
Akrokeri-Ashanti in the red
Delays in getting the new Knelson concentrators and cyclone recovery equipment online contributed to a quarterly loss for Akrokeri-Ashanti Gold Mines (YAG-V).During the three months ended June 30, the…
Crystallex production falls in South America
Vancouver — Lower gold grades from its Venezuela operations hurt the bottom line of Crystallex International (KRY-T) in the second quarter of 2002.The junior posted a loss of $3.2 million (or 4 per …
Trading Summary (September 06, 2002)
Profit taking late in the day helped the Toronto Stock Exchange end 5.19 points lower at 6,479.75 on Friday. Invest…
Pan Am, Corner Bay shareholders voice approval
Pan American Silver (PAA-T) shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the company’s proposed merger with…
5034 pipe yields more larger stones
Among the 1,215 carats of diamond De Beers Canada Exploration recently reported from the 2002 bulk sample of the we…
Diamond Fields takes Trans Hex to court (September 06, 2002)
Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) has filed suit with the High Court of South Africa seeking US$19.5 million in…
Starfield cuts high-grade PGE interval (September 06, 2002)
Vancouver — Starfield Resources (SRU-V) has encountered a high-grade platinum palladium intercept while definition…
Glencairn adds cash
Glencairn Explorations (GLJ-V) has added $2.4 million to its coffers via a recently completed private placement of…