Tagish to test Skukum
An exploration program by Tagish Lake Gold (TLG-V) is testing the Skukum gold-silver property, 80 km south of Whitehorse, Y.T.The road-accessible property includes the past-producing Mt. Skukum mine. …
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Aussie dollar not alone in its woes
The experience of the Australian dollar paralleled that of most major currencies in the past three years, as capital flowed into U.S. markets and into greenback-denominated investments. The Aussie ave…
Broad market stumbles through holiday
Causing more sighs than cheers, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index sank 116.32 points over the holiday-shortened period Aug. 29-Sept. 4. The broad market ended the period at 7,462.03, for a loss of …
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Silver Standard ups stake in Manantial Espejo
Vancouver — Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V) has acquired Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T) 20% interest in the Manantial Espejo silver-gold project in southern Argentina.The junior issued 400,000 shares to Ba…
CAMESE to meet in Sudbury
Wayne Smith, manager of purchasing, warehousing and traffic at Inco, will present an overview of e-commerce procurement practices at annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Mining Equipment and …
Trail testing system a failure
Vancouver — Newly formed mining giant Teck Cominco (TEK-T) has determined that a failure in its testing methodolog…
Ashton hits kimberlite in Nunavut
Vancouver — Perseverance has paid off in the discovery of a kimberlite on the Kikerk Lake property in Nunavut by A…
Partners discover new Pt-Pd zones
Vancouver — Recognizing the potential for a bulk-tonnage platinum-palladium deposit, partners Mustang Minerals (YM…
Sastre disappoints at Tambor
Vancouver — The latest drill results from the Tambor gold property in Guatemala have yielded only low-grade values…
Wheaton shifts gears
With all mining and crushing completed at its 89%-owned seasonal Golden Bear mine in northwestern British Columbia,…
MOE orders Inco, Falconbridge to reduce emissions
Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment announced plans on Friday to order nickel giants Inco (N-T) and Falconbridge…