Southwestern bullish on Chinese gold project
Vancouver — Southwestern Resources (SWG-T) has tabled encouraging assay results from the first drill hole at its Boka gold project in the Yunnan province of China.Drill hole B02-01 was drilled in the…
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Wolfden cuts high grade at East Bay
Vancouver — The first four holes of an ongoing, 10,000-metre drill program on the East Bay property in northwestern Ontario have returned encouraging values.Partners Wolfden Resources (YWO-V) and Pla…
Higher gold price adds pizzazz to PDAC convention
Consolidation, sustainability, and the allure of the mysterious East: the 71st annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) did not want for themes.It seems gold is n…
Debt-free Eldorado lands in black
Vancouver — With higher gold prices and production back to normal at the Sao Bento mine in Brazil, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) posted a US$2.1-million profit for 2002.After raising US$48 million last year,…
Midway sparks Tonopah revival (March 17, 2003)
Vancouver — Drill results from the Midway prospect have intensified interest in exploring for gold in Nevada’s Nye Cty.Midway Gold (MDW-V), previously known as Red Emerald Resource, holds the propert…
Trading Summary (March 14, 2003)
Bargain hunters pushed Toronto golds stocks 6.2 points or more than 4% higher to a 156.47-point close on Friday. Th…
BHP eyes Botswana
Vancouver With Canada’s Ekati mine in the Northwest Territories marking the only diamond production for global re…
Inco develops a taste for Aussie ore
Already sourcing nickel in concentrate from LionOre Mining’s (LIM-T) Emily Ann mine in Western Australia, Inco (N-T…
First Quantum raises US$15 million
Vancouver — First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) has inked a deal for a Euro $14 million (US$15 million) term debt facili…
Placer ties up junior ground
Placer Dome (PDG-T) has exercised an option to earn majority interests in three gold properties in the Birch-Uchi g…
Starfield sizes up 119 Zone
Vancouver-based Starfield Resources (SRU-V) has tabled a preliminary inferred resource estimate for the 119 Zone on…
Trading Summary (March 13, 2003)
The Toronto Stock Exchange rebounded to the tune of 66.81 points to end at 6,295.44 on Thursday as most of the subi…