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Testing the ‘safe haven’ theory
Unless an all-out investor-led recovery in gold as a “safe haven” develops, prices will likely remain subdued as a slowdown in the world economy undermines demand for items made with the yellow metal….
The benefits of flow-through
Recent market conditions have exacted a further toll on the exploration sector and prevented the new “super” flow-through share program from performing to expectations.Super flow-through shares are a …
PEOPLE (October 08, 2001)
Manhattan Minerals — Sally Eyre appointed manager of corporate communications.Nucanolan — John Archibald, Gar Rankin and Joe Ruffo appointed directors.Nord Pacific — John Roberts appoi…
Canmine expands cobalt refinery
Canmine Resources is modifying its namesake refinery in Cobalt, Ont., after closing a $6.7-million financing this past summer.A 13,388-sq.-ft. expansion, which will roughly double the size of the plan…
Metorex axes Chibuluma South
Falling copper prices and climbing processing costs have forced London-listed Metorex to pull the plug on the Chibuluma South copper mine in Zambia.The company says the high-grade deposit will be retu…
PGM to work Stucco
Junior Platinum Group Metals (PTG-V) will begin exploring the Stucco palladium property near Thunder Bay, Ont.The area is one of two palladium plays in the province and is home to the Lac des les min…
Cdn Royalties drills Phoenix
Canadian Royalties (CZZ-V) reports encouraging platinum-palladium-gold grades at its Phoenix prospect in northern Quebec.Hole 2, drilled at minus 45 to the northeast, targeted the western part of a c…
Masuparia cuts high grade at Greywacke property
Vancouver — Masuparia Gold (MPG-V) has kicked off a 1,000-metre drill program at its Greywacke project, 90 km northeast of La Ronge, Sask.The first hole intersected 22.9 grams gold per tonne over a t…
NAME CHANGES (October 08, 2001)
Silverarrow Explorations (SVI-V) has changed its name to Aladdin Resources (ADN-V) on a 1-new-for-8-old-share basis.Quattro Resources (QRO-V) has changed its name to Aldershot Resou…
Stand-alone Fording eyed as takeover target
Fording Coal has left the broad umbrella of railway and hotel giant Canadian Pacific to become a stand-alone, publicly traded company. The new, Toronto-listed entity is now known simply as Fording (FD…
Bulls beat bears on CDNX
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange posted modest gains on all indices amid a high volume of trading. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index closed the week ended Oct. 2 up 58.26 points, or 2…