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Copper, nickel end year with a whimper

Metals markets suffered a difficult start to 2001. Copper prices shed US$80 per tonne on their first trading day (Jan. 2), eventually bottoming out at a 6-month low, and nickel suffered its largest 1-…





Lynx diamonds valued at US$139 per carat

A parcel of diamonds recovered from an exploration bulk drill sample of the Lynx pipe at the Ekati mine property in the Northwest Territories has been valued at US$139 per carat.A 168.5-tonne sample c…



PEOPLE (January 15, 2001)

Black Bull Res. — John Keating appointed president and CEO.Grayd Res. — Anthony Floyd appointed director.Nelson Res. — Kong Teck Soon appointed CEO and director.Polymet…


Rapu Rapu passes muster

Southeast Asia may not be attracting as much exploration interest as it once did, but that hasn’t deterred Australian-listed Lafayette Mining from advancing its Rapu Rapu polymetallic project in the P…


KEGS offers course on diamond geophysics

The Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society (KEGS) will be offering a one-day short course entitled “Geophysical and Geochemical Imaging of Canada’s Upper Mantle” on March 10 in Toronto, the Saturday…


Virginia keeps the faith at James Bay

Prospecting and mapping by Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) have outlined several new gold-bearing and polymetallic structures on the junior’s extensive land package in the James Bay region of northern Que…


Early Round-Up in Vancouver

At the Cordilleran Round-Up, slated for Jan. 23-26 in Vancouver, B.C., delegates will study trends in corporate finance and ways to attract mineral investment to the province.In addition to finance an…


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