BLM raises claims fees
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is increasing mining claim fees, which by law must be adjusted for inflation based on the U.S. Consumer Price Index.
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New deal at Stillwater (July 12, 2004)
A tentative labour agreement has been reached, ending three months of collective bargaining by representatives of Stillwater Mining and the Local 8-0001, a unit of the Paper, Allied Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers (PACE) International unio…
Golds lose steam during holiday week
The report period June 29-July 6 saw reduced activity caused by Canada Day and, south of the border, Independence Day. Gold closed down $9.75 to finish at US$394.50 per oz. in the afternoon of July 6 in London. The gold index was down by 0.04 poin…
Obituaries (July 12, 2004)
John Patrick O’Keefe…
TSX adds mining companies, clout
Healthy metal prices lured 19 mining companies to list on the Toronto Stock Exchange in the first half of 2004, adding $2.3 billion (US$1.7 billion) to a bourse already rich in resource companies.
Santa Cruz commissions feasibility study at San Jose
Minera Santa Cruz has commissioned a feasibility study of its San Jose gold-silver project in southeastern Argentina.
People (July 12, 2004)
Bema drills Kupol (July 12, 2004)
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Soho focuses on large scale potential at Tahuehueto
Vancouver Underground sampling results on Soho Resources’ (SOH-V) Tahuehueto project shows strong gold, silver, l…
SpectrumGold shareholders approve NovaGold’s offer
Vancouver – Shareholders of SpectrumGold (SGX-T) have given the company an overwhelming thumbs-up to the proposed b…
Iamgold seeks suitors, Wheaton not talking
Fresh off losing its bid to join forces with Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T), Iamgold (IMG-T) says it has set up a s…
Newmont to restate cash flow
Gold mining behemoth Newmont Mining (NEM-N) will restate its cash flow for 2002, 2003, and the first quarter of 200…