Mines ministers head to Toronto
The World Mines Ministries Forum will attract hundreds of government representatives and mineral sector stakeholders from around the world.Slated for March 13-15 in Toronto, the event is timed to foll…
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Freewest tests Clarence showing
A minimum-2,000-metre diamond drilling program is under way on a gold showing uncovered by Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-V) at its Clarence Stream property in southwestern New Brunswick.The drilling …
Trading Summary (February 15, 2002)
The Toronto Stock Exchange ended the week with a 11.09-point drop to 7,515.3 on Friday. The golds suffered some pro…
Newmont gets 66%
Denver-based Newmont Mining (NEM-N) says it has acquired more than 66% of the shares of Normandy Mining (NDY-T), an…
Teck Cominco cuts zinc output (February 15, 2002)
Vancouver Responding to an oversupply of zinc on the world market brought on by a slowing global economy, Teck Co…
Charges ravage Barrick fourth-quarter earnings
A US$117-million charge related to its takeover of Homestake Mining coupled with a US$59-million provision related…
TVX’s Stratoni gets green light
The Greek government has issued TVX Gold (TVX-T) a permit allowing for the continuation of mining activities at the…
Trading Summary (February 14, 2002)
The golds regained their position ahead of the Toronto Stock Exchange’s thirteen other subindices on Thursday posti…
BHP post profits
Vancouver — Mining and resources giant BHP Billiton (BHP-N) managed to defy low commodity prices by posting a soli…
Francisco hits more gold at Marlin
Vancouver — Randy Reifel-led Francisco Gold (FGX-V) has tabled positive assay results for the final six drill hole…
European Goldfields updates Certej resource
With some 10,046 surface channel samples, 8,981 metres of underground channel samples, 26,506 reverse circulation d…
Olympus moves forward in Vietnam
Vancouver – Having cut two high-grade gold shoots of limited size, Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-V) is shifting foc…