New chemical regulations could affect mining
The federal government has drafted regulations that seeks to “classify” certain information on materials and chemicals that could be dangerous in the hands of terrorists.The rules will apply to large …
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Trading Summary (July 26, 2002)
A late-day recovery left the Toronto Stock Exchange slightly higher on Friday. The TSX Composite index picked up 31…
Silver Standard inks Challacollo option (July 26, 2002)
Vancouver — The results from a due diligence drill program has prompted Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V) to keep…
Axmin finds more gold at Passendro
Following a campaign of rotary air blast (RAB) drilling at its Bambari property in the Central African Republic, Ax…
Freewest finds surface sniffs at Smoke Lake
Surface drift prospecting by Freewest Resources Canada has turned up angular boulders with high gold grades at the…
Wayside hits more gold (July 26, 2002)
Vancouver — With the latest drill results from the northwester extension of the Bonanza Ledge prospect showing lit…
Pacific Minerals confirms grades (July 26, 2002)
Vancouver — The first 9 holes of a planned 2,500 metres underground drill program on the JBS platinum-palladium-ni…
Trading Summary (July 25, 2002)
A bouncy market day on Thursday left the Toronto Stock Exchange still worse off than before. The TSX composite inde…
Goldcorp coasts at Red Lake
GoldCorp (G-T) has revised its production forecast for the Red Lake gold mine after cranking out more bullion than…
Phelps Dodge takes loss in quarter (July 25, 2002)
Copper producer Phelps Dodge (PD-N) lost money in the three months ended June 30, but was able to reduce operating…
Barrick up US$59m this quarter
Second-quarter earnings by Barrick Gold (ABX-T) were steady at US$59 million, as the company completed its first si…
Trading Summary (July 24, 2002)
A day of heavy trading ended in a rally for the Toronto Stock Exchange Wednesday, with the TSX Composite index jump…