Placer bows out of South Carlin
Not satisfied with the latest drill results, Placer Dome (PDG-T) has chosen to walk away from the South Carlin project of Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V).In late 2001, Placer was dealt an option for a 60%…
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Rubicon hits bonanza grades
Vancouver — A 14-hole drill program by Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) at the McFinley Mine project in Ontario’s Red Lake camp has returned encouraging values.The 6,263-ft. program tested the mineralized zo…
KEGS marks 50 with symposium
To mark its 50th anniversary, the Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society (KEGS) is holding a symposium on mining and environmental geophysics.Speakers at the event, slated for March 8 at the Crowne …
Diavik nears milestone
Construction of the $1.2-billion Diavik diamond mine in the Northerwest Territories is “virtually complete,” report partners Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) and Rio Tinto (RTP-N).The first diamonds are expected …
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, JANUARY 15-21
Please Note: Owing to technical problems, this week’s stock tables are missing the “Change” and “Volume” columns. As a result the “Most Active Issues” and “Greatest Value Traded” tables could not be c…
First Quantum expands Lonshi resource (January 27, 2003)
An independent resource estimate has added 21% more copper to the Lonshi copper oxide mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) says the increase reflects a 300-metre exte…
Trading Summary (January 24, 2003)
The gold stocks outshined the rest of the Toronto Stock Exchange on Friday gaining 4.2 points or 2.1% to 204.61 as…
Odyssey cuts gold in Turkey
Vancouver – The first hole of an on going drill program over the 2G zone on the Altintepe project in Turkey has ret…
Wheaton eyes US$150 m for Rio assets
Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) plans to raise US$150 million via a private placement of shares and warrants to help…
QGX closes financing
With $3 million more in the till, QGX (QGX-V) is preparing to resume drilling at its Golden Valley property in Mong…
Claude aims deeper at Seabee (January 24, 2003)
Claude Resources (CRJ-T) plans to raise up to $3.75 million via the non-brokered private placement of up to 2,500,0…
Trading Summary (January 23, 2003)
Toronto stocks edged 16.15 points higher to 6,737.43 on Thursday, led by the golds, which gained 2.68 points to 200…