Metallica tables La Fortuna study
Metallica Resources (MR-T) has tabled the results of an independent economic study of the La Fortuna area of the El…
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Viceroy wipes slate clean
Vancouver — Viceroy Resources (VOY-T) cleaned up its balance sheet during the second half of 2001 and as of Jan 1s…
Summo arranges loan for Terrazas work (January 07, 2002)
Summo Minerals (SMA-T) is easing its cash crunch with a US$500,000 loan from major shareholder Resource Capital Fun…
Ivanhoe converts loans into shares
Singapore-based Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has convert the bulk of certain outstanding loans owed by ABM Mining, its who…
News – 07-JAN-02
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (January 07, 2002)
70.79 (+3.70)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (January 07, 2002)
49.22 (+2.84)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Gold Funds (January 07, 2002)
Gold Funds as of December 27, 2001Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$13.64$5.58Price$9.15$5.52…
Coronation Bay a hot spot for diamond explorers
Although a decade has passed since diamonds were first discovered in Canada, the potential for further discoveries has not yet diminished, as evidenced by the success of Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T…
Merger mania grips mining industry in 2001
Against a rather grim backdrop that included an American economy slipping into recession, worldwide commodity deflation and a new war on terrorism, the big story in 2001 for the North American mining …
Gren Thomas our Man of the Year in 2001
Perseverance may not always find its reward, but for a mining man and explorationist that knows the North, the development of the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories is a rich reward for …
A critical time for Argentina
Mining, to a greater degree than most heavy industries, relies on demand from the emerging markets. Industrializing economies, historically, have used about twice as much metal per unit of production …