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AIDS summit postponed, again

A tripartite summit aimed at developing a unified approach by government, labour and business to tackle the spread of HIV/AIDS in the African mining industry has again been postponed.The summit was in…


Modest recovery projected for base metals in 2003

This article is the second of two instalments devoted to base metals and was culled from Barclays Capital’s monthly report The Commodity Refiner. Part 1 appeared in our Dec. 2-8 issue, and a separate …



Gold demand up in Q3

WORLD GOLD COUNCILFactors contributing to reduced gold demand in the first two quarters of this year had little impact on the third quarter, according to Gold Demand Trends, a monthly publication of t…


Minera Andes looks to expand San Jose

Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina — Minera Andes (MAI-V) will drill-test several targets on its 88-sq.-km San Jose property in southern Argentina’s Santa Cruz province.The 4,000-metre diamond drilling pr…



PEOPLE (December 09, 2002)

Axmin — Craig Banfield appointed secretary.Cumberland — Kerry Curtis appointed interim president and CEO; Walter Segsworth appointed co-chairman.EuroZinc — Graham Mascall appointed dir…


More potential diamond targets in Quebec

The Quebec government has identified two new sites with potential for diamond exploration, along the western Saindon-Cambrien Corridor in the province’s northern region.The sites, which contain high-c…


AMEC cements bond with De Beers Canada

Engineering and consulting firm AMEC has signed a long-term co-operative agreement with De Beers Canada.The two companies have worked on various Canadian diamond projects in recent years. AMEC is comp…


Falco fined for violation

Falconbridge was fined $225,000 after a safety violation resulted in the death of an employee at the Kidd Creek mine in September 2000, in Timmins, Ont.The Ontario Ministry of Labour says the worker w…


Lending Rates (December 09, 2002)

as of 4 pm ET, Dec. 3, 2002(%)Bank of Canada3.00Canadian Prime4.50U.S. Discount0.75U.S. Prime4.25LIBOR US$ 3-month1.42LIBOR US$ 6-month1.46LIBOR US$ 1-year1.70Gold lease 3-month0.27Gold lease…


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