Placer high on Howards Pass
Exploration is planned for the high-grade Central zone on the Howards Pass lead-zinc prospect of Canex Placer, a wholly owned subsidiary of Placer Development, on the border of the Yukon and Northwest…
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Andean American expands in Peru (July 29, 2002)
Vancouver — Andean American Mining (AAG-V) reports that exploration is in full swing at its recently expanded Santa Rosa property in southern Peru.An L-shaped trench was recently dug 650 metres north…
Northern Miner Indices (July 29, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T23.2%CamecoCCO-T3.2%FalconbridgeFL-T5.2%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.8%GoldcorpG-T4.2%IncoN-T9.2%Meridian GoldMNG-T2.8%Newmont MiningNE…
Miramar hits targets
Vancouver — Despite the temporary suspension of the Con autoclave, Miramar Mining (MAE-T) expects to exceed 2002 production forecasts at its operations at Yellowknife, N.W.T.The recent second quarter…
Cambior still losing money (July 29, 2002)
Weighed down by falling gold production, gold miner Cambior (CBJ-T) turned in another quarterly loss.The company posted a net loss of US$3.1 million (or US2 per share) on revenue of US$48.7 million d…
Global market shock hits TSE
The report period July 17-23 saw further steep declines on stock markets worldwide, and the Toronto Stock Exchange was no exception. The TSX Composite index lost 534.58 points, or about 8% of value, a…
Mining faces challenges
Mining faces some of the most difficult challenges of any industry and is distrusted by many, according to a report by the London-based International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).T…
Plunging power profits hit Teck
Vancouver — Artificially high power prices brought on by an energy shortage in the U.S. battered the bottom line of Teck Cominco (TEK-T) in the second quarter.The world’s largest zinc miner earned $8…
Pit failure to cost Cameco 200,000 oz. (July 29, 2002)
A pit-wall failure that killed a miner at the Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan will reduce this year’s production by 200,000 oz., says part-owner Cameco (CCO-T).The rock slide, which happened in early J…
Spot Prices Wed. July 24, 2002 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$313.60-$4.15Silver$ 4.86-$0.14Platinum$520.00-$…
Feds fund asbestos think tank
The federal government will provide $500,000 over two years to the Montreal-based Asbestos Institute, a non-profit organization that promotes the safe use of chrysotile asbestos.Natural Resources Cana…
Weak equity markets threaten metals
Base metals prices fell sharply during the report period July 15-19, erasing most of the gains made in aluminum and copper since the rally of late May and early June. However, the LME index of all bas…