Partners cut ribbon at Yatela mine
With production already in full swing at the Yatela gold mine in western Mali, all that remained to do was open the mine officially.Partners AngloGold (AU-N) and Iamgold (IMG-T) did that on Sept. 8, c…
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Far West readies drills
Far West Mining (FWM-V) is gearing up for a $1.2-million drilling campaign on BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) Great Bear project in the Northwest Territories.Drilling on up to 10 targets will begin in the next…
Intrepid tables mixed results (September 17, 2001)
Vancouver — A 1,047-metre drill program over the Aldea El Zapote silver project in El Salvador has prompted operator Intrepid Minerals (IAU-V) to focus further work on the Cerro Colorado III zone.The…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (September 17, 2001)
73.55 (+0.49)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (September 17, 2001)
44.85 (+1.12)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Maude Lake drills Comtois
Montreal-based Maude Lake Exploration (MAU-M) has started a 4,000-metre drilling program at its 50%-held Comtois property near Lebel-sur-Quvillon, Que.The program is aimed at increasing resources in …
PacMin posts profit (September 17, 2001)
Vancouver — The subject of a $170-million take over target, Teck’s (TEK-T) Australian gold mining arm, PacMin Mining, tabled a net profit of A$7.2 million for the fiscal year ended June 30.The compan…
Expo-Ungava adds exploration dimension to Canadian Royalties
As the name suggests, Canadian Royalties (CZZ-V) began corporate life with a business plan focused on generating a royalty income stream from various mineral properties held in its portfolio. The juni…
Markets dive after terrorist attacks
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange was hovering around the 3000-mark before trading was halted on Sept. 11, shortly after horrendous terrorist attacks in New York, N.Y., and Washington, D.C. The CD…
Starfield boosts West zone (September 17, 2001)
Vancouver — Undeterred by low copper and nickel prices, junior Starfield Resources (SRU-V) continues to extend the mineralization at the West zone on the Ferguson Lake nickel-copper-cobalt-PGM projec…
New zone found at Shelby (September 17, 2001)
Vancouver — Some 6.4 km northeast of the Powder Hill showing and only 12 km north of the Lac des les mine, New Millennium Metals (PGM-V) has uncovered a new platinum-palladium-gold zone on the Shelb…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (September 17, 2001)
DateSept. 11Sept. 10Sept. 7Sept. 6Sept. 5HighLowTSE 3007048.80…