Kat drilling to resume
Equal partners Navigator Exploration (NVR-V) and Canabrava Diamond (CNB-V) have mobilized a drill rig and expect to…
News
Trading Summary (April 04, 2002)
The oil sector led the Toronto Stock Exchange lower on Thursday, with crude prices retreating from recent highs. Th…
Meridian eyes Brancote’s Esquel project
Mid-tier producer Meridian Gold (MNG-T) has unveiled a plan to acquire London-based Brancote Holdings via an all-st…
Semafo pours Guinean gold (April 04, 2002)
On budget and ahead of schedule, Semafo (SMF-T) has officially opened its first gold mine, Kiniero, in Guinea. The…
Curator cuts nickel near Hunt
Vancouver The initial results from a 37-hole drill program by International Curator Resources (IC-T) has confirme…
Lihir battle lines forming
Placer Dome (PDG-T) and South African giant AngloGold (AU-N) have already been named as possible combatants in the…
Trading Summary (April 03, 2002)
The golds followed the yellow metal’s lead and dropped 184.19 points or nearly 3% on the Toronto Stock Exchange on…
BHP Billiton gives MAC the nod (April 03, 2002)
BHP Billiton (BHP-N) has approved a US$564-million plan to develop an iron ore mine at its 85%-owned Mining Area C…
Newmont drops Lihir stake
In a surprise move, Denver-based Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has sold its 9.7% equity holding in Papua New Guinea miner…
River strikes deal for Edwards mine sale
Strike Minerals (YKS-T) has agreed to acquire the mothballed Edwards mine in Algoma, Ont., River Gold Mines (RIV-T)…
Northern Crown eyes Abitibi (April 03, 2002)
Vancouver — Northern Crown Mines (CXP-V) has inked a deal with Teck Cominco (TEK-T) to earn an 80% stake in the Am…
Trading Summary (April 02, 2002)
The conflict in the Middle East has pushed up the price of crude oil and sent the oil and utilities stocks 1.7% and…