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Manhattan exits Peru

Vancouver — Having had its fill of difficulties in Peru, Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) is saying adios and selling its portfolio of mineral projects in the country.


Photo by Pattie BealesPhilippe Cloutier, a consulting geologist with Alexis Minerals, stands in front of the Aurbel mill, which is no longer in operation. Alexis has an option to buy the mill from Aur Resources.

Alexis exploration on track for success

Val d’Or, Que. — Exploration is at a high in the Abitibi district of Quebec, and among the most active companies is Alexis Minerals (AMC-V), which has met with early success in this prolific gold and base metals camp.


Drilling on Aquiline Resources' Calcatreu project in Argentina's Rio Negro province, where indicated resources stand at around 6.2 million tonnes grading 3 grams gold and 28.1 grams silver per tonne.

Aquiline advances Calcatreu project

An independent scoping study has concluded that Aquiline Resources‘ (AQI-V) Calcatreu project in Argentina’s Rio Negro province contains enough gold and silver to warrant mining.


Ivanhoe grows Hugo North (December 06, 2004)

The latest batch of results from step-out drilling on the Hugo North deposit has yielded the best-ever copper-gold intersection for Ivanhoe Mines‘ (IVN-T) Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia.



Pierre Lassonde pictured in 1992 as president of Franco-Nevada Mining.

Lassonde wins Gold Medal

Newmont Mining President Pierre Lassonde added a couple of ounces to his reserves when he was presented with the Gold Medal by the Ontario Professional Engineers at a ceremony in Toronto.


Auctioneer Beth Colle takes bids on a selection from the Toller Cranston Gallery in Toronto. The painting fetched $850.

Benefit raises funds for hospital

The second annual Mining for a Heart of Gold fundraiser brought in $35,000 for the Hamilton, Ont.-based St. Peter’s Hospital at Chedoke, a facility that helps young adults with disabilities.


Platinum market steady

Platinum demand will grow by less than 1% and the platinum market will be close to balanced in 2004, according to Johnson Matthey’s Platinum 2004 Interim Review.


Winning the metals

The following is an excerpt from the ninth edition of Mining Explained, published by The Northern Miner.


Golden wave cause commodities to rise

Continued exuberance in the metals market enabled the junior-mining-dominated S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index to close at 1754.39, up an impressive 3.2%, or almost 54 points, during the period Nov. 24-30. Average daily volume over the wee…



Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (December 06, 2004)

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