Drilling boosts Tambor
Bulk-tonnage potential is indicated by results from the first four reverse-circulation (RC) holes drilled on one of three targets to be tested at the Tambor gold property in central Guatemala.While dr…
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Magnola running at limited capacity
Ongoing technical problems at Noranda’s (NRD-T) new Magnola plant in Quebec’s Eastern Twps. are starting to make the project look like the Murrin Murrin of magnesium.The innovative plant is the first …
Leaden copper prices sink Phelps Dodge
Denver — Lower copper prices and a production shortfall hampered the second-quarter performance of Phelps Dodge (PD-N), resulting in a loss of US$103 million before restructuring charges and non-recu…
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United they stand . . .
The United Nations and the radical chic who crowd its once-hallowed halls are experiencing the best and worst of times. U.N. policies are being embraced by most developed nations, and supporters are e…
No nod for Zod
An independent review has reduced reserves at the Zod gold project in Armenia, leading First Dynasty Mines (FDM-T) to defer production until the project is privatized.Zod is held equally by First Dyna…
Unassayable in Arizona
“A gold mine is a hole in ground with a liar on top.”These words, usually attributed to Mark Twain, sum up the experience of many investors who have lost money in dubious mining projects.In Arizona, m…
Twin Mining shareholder gushes over Jackson Inlet diamonds
Antwerp-based Diamond Trading N.V. has provided Twin Mining (TWG-T) with a glowing assessment of 86 diamonds found in a 18.41-tonne sample collected from the Freightrain kimberlite at the Jackson Inle…
Zinc regains strength
The downturn in base metals prices accelerated during the report period July 23-27, with average London Metal Exchange (LME) cash prices of tin, nickel and copper shedding 4.5%, 3.5% and 3.3% respecti…
Exhibit traces history of yellow metal
What consists of a tiny pig weighing 18 grams, a half-dozen “doughnuts” and a palm-sized boat dating back to the Han Dynasty in China?Answer: the gold exhibit on display at the Pacific Mineral Museum …
Claude, Corner Bay top picks in junior sector
The high-tech boom may be almost over on North American equity markets, but junior mining companies are still having a tough time getting noticed by investors. Even smaller brokerage firms that once f…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (August 06, 2001)
DateJuly 24July 23July 20July 19July 18HighLowTSE 3007689.697641.327682.167602.577623.82…