Southwestern drills Boka
The recovery of multi-ounce grades from adits has prompted Southwestern Resources (SWG-T) to launch a drill program at the Boka gold project in China’s Yunnan province.The 2,000-metre program will try…
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Northern Miner Indices (December 16, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T21.9%FalconbridgeFL-T4.2%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.0%GoldcorpG-T5.2%IncoN-T7.7%Meridian GoldMNG-T4.7%Newmont MiningNEM-N24.8%Noranda…
GoldOre nabs La Plata (December 16, 2002)
Vancouver-based GoldOre Resources (GOZ-V) has purchased the La Plata copper property, near Durango, Colo., in exchange for shares and the assumption of US$35,000 of debt.La Plata overlies a porphyry s…
Aluminum subdued as tin trends upward
The following was culled from Barclays Capital’s monthly report The Commodity Refiner:AluminumThree-month aluminum prices managed to trade 4.2% higher during October and another 3% firmer by mid-Novem…
Correction (December 16, 2002)
A recent insider trading report should have stated that Michael Terrel, director of St. Jude Resources (SJD-V), bought 23,000 shares directly at 65-80 apiece and 525,145 shares indirectly and private…
Miramar sets sights on Boston Deeps (December 16, 2002)
Vancouver — The largest drill program planned for Canada in 2003 may have got 9,000 metres bigger, now that Miramar Mining (MAE-T) intends to test the depth potential of the Boston deposit at the Hop…
Inco reviews Goro development
Facing sudden and significant cost overruns, Inco (N-T) will be reviewing its Goro nickel laterite project in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia.The company is beginning a 6-month engineeri…
Slow progress at Noranda’s magnesium plant
Already well behind schedule, Noranda has again postponed startup at its Magnola magnesium plant, near Asbestos in Quebec’s Eastern townships.Commercial production is now expected to commence in the f…
NovaGold beefs up Donlin Creek
Vancouver — An updated resource estimate for the Donlin Creek gold deposit in Alaska has added 4 million oz., most of which are in the Akivik, 400 and Aurora target areas.The new estimate shows nearl…
Pasminco eyes mine closures
Vancouver — Having failed to sell its Gordonsville and Clinch Valley lead-zinc mines, Australian-based Pasminco is closing both.Situated in Tennessee, the mines are low-grade operations that have not…
Opawica tests Straw Lake
Opawica Explorations (OPW-T) has raised sufficient funds to begin a preliminary exploration program at the Straw Lake gold property in northwestern Ontario.Opawica can earn 100% interests in five clai…
Intertech Minerals
Intertech Minerals (IML-V) has changed its name to Mantle Minerals (MIN-V) on a 1-new-for-8-old-share basis.