Rex drills targets in Mauritania (September 24, 2001)
Rex Diamond Mining’s (RXD-T) drilling campaign at its Karet South permit in north-central Mauritania has turned up…
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Namco thrown a line
Still hurting for cash after an accident disabled its NamSSol seabed crawler during operations off the coast of Nam…
Western Troy aims at quick ounces
With gold’s fortunes looking a bit brighter, junior Western Troy Capital Resources (WRY-V) has decided to resume bu…
Trading Summary (September 24, 2001)
The U.S. markets finally bounced on Monday and finished in positive territory after an abysmal week last week. The…
Canada’s diamond industry reaches 10-year milestone
Diamonds were a respectable exploration target in Canada in the 1960s and 1970s when De Beers and several major companies launched highly secretive programs aimed at finding kimberlites similar to tho…
FPO Production from Snap Lake project delayed until 2006
A depressed rough diamond market has given De Beers cause to push back production from the Snap Lake underground diamond project in Canada’s Far North until 2006, more than a year longer than was orig…
Manhattan Minerals determined to advance Tambo Grande
Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) has raised $5.4 million in a private placement, with a considerable portion of the proceeds earmarked for the Tambo Grande gold and base metal project in northern Peru.Natio…
News – 24-SEP-01
Ashton discovers kimberlite south of Coronation Bay
A decision by Northern Empire Minerals (NEM-V) to fund its share of drilling on the Kikerk Lake diamond joint-venture project has paid off with the discovery of a new kimberlite body, dubbed Potentill…
Tahera options Jericho project to Kennecott Canada
A series of restructuring moves is enabling Tahera (TAH-T) to step up exploration of its extensive landholdings in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.In the latest development, the junior optioned …
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (September 24, 2001)
72.30 (-1.25)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (September 24, 2001)
45.64 (+0.79)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…