Nottaway yields indicator minerals
Nineteen of the first batch of 20 till samples collected by Poplar Resources (PPX-V) on its Nottaway diamond projec…
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Ocampo recoveries confirmed
The latest batch of bottle roll metallurgy tests by Gammon Lake Resources (GAM-T) have confirmed the consistency of…
Trading Summary (December 31, 2001)
The Toronto Stock Exchange had a quiet day, with light trading ending in a 13.44-point gain for the TSE 300 composi…
Starfield sets sights on high-grade
Vancouver — Armed with $1.6 million, Starfield Resources (SRU-V) hopes to enhance the economic prospects of the Fe…
DRC tables new Afton resource (December 31, 2001)
Vancouver – Deeper drilling by DRC Resources (DRC-V) has boosted the mineral resource at the past producing Afton c…
Gold Canyon finds more gallium sniffs at Cordero
Seven out of nine holes drilled by Gold Canyon Resources (GCU-V) on its Cordero project in Humboldt Cty., Nevada, h…
Candor completes flow-through financing
Recently listed Candor Ventures (CND-V) has raised $270,000 for exploration on its Ontario properties, with just ov…
Pundits predict recovery in 2002
Vancouver — 2001 will not go down as a banner year for the global economy. Exactly when we entered the first recession in 10 years seems not to be an issue, but when we start to come out of it is.Mos…
Northgate financing will advance Kemess North project
Vancouver — Northgate Exploration (NGX-T) is attempting to raise $140 million through equity financing and recapitalization. A portion of the funds would be applied to the Kemess North project in nor…
2001 deals out the pain
Some are comparing 2001 with the first half of the 1980s, the last time metal prices were so bad. Others are comparing it with the depression after the crash of 1929. And so far, nobody has compared i…
Can things get better? The view from the trough
The year 2001 may go down as the year we were paid back for the financial excesses of the 1990s.Recession is biting the North American economies, Continental Europe is feeling the first nibbles, and t…
Books uncover the dark underbelly of the diamond world
BOOK REVIEWS/VIRGINIA HEFFERNANDiamond: A Journey to the Heart of an ObsessionBefore Canadian juniors burst on to the scene a decade ago, the world of diamonds was cloaked in secrecy. The dis…