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Primo Resources (PRI-V) has changed its name to Primo Resources International (PII-V) on a 1-new-for-4-old-share basis.

Vancouver — Vancouver-based Miramar Mining (MAE-T) has inked a deal with Cambiex Exploration (CBX-T) to acquire a half-interest in the Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut.Miramar currently operates the …

Toronto-based Tandem Resources (TDM-M) has begun drill-testing showings of copper, gold and silver at its Tilly Lake property in northwestern Ontario.The showings occur in a 300-metre-long-by-30-metre…

Trade unionists were there to protect good-paying jobs and to protest against companies moving their operations to countries with cheap labour. Environmentalists were there to protect sea turtles and …

The cancellation by the provincial government last month of the Ontario Prospectors Assistance Program (OPAP) has drawn mixed reactions from grassroots explorers. Some prospectors see the withdrawal o…

Toronto-based Twin Gold (TWG-T) has recovered more diamonds from its land package in the Torngat Mountains region of northwestern Quebec.The latest results are from a 109.8-kg sample extracted from th…

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Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$283.30-$8.10Silver$ 5.14-$0.05…

The lockout at the Manitoba division of Inco (N-T), which produces 5% of the world’s nickel, could end as early as this week if a tentative settlement is reached in contract talks with the United Stee…

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,105/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.55/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$62.50/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.50-15.00/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.8025/lb.Indium: I…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 7/99 (change from Nov. 30 in brackets):Aluminium772950(-11400)…