Gitennes to explore Fox
Despite a less-than-successful, initial round of drilling on the Blacktop massive sulphide prospect in southern British Columbia, Gitennes Exploration (GIT-T) plans to intensify exploration at the Fox…
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The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (April 30, 2001)
72.49 (+1.43)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Conquest expands portfolio
Junior Conquest Resources (YQR-V) has expanded its Zimbabwean gold portfolio by acquiring the Babs and Beehive properties.The US$1.5-million acquisition was financed by $2.6 million worth of convertib…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (April 30, 2001)
47.90 (+1.34)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (April 30, 2001)
DateApril 24 April 23April 20April 19April 18HighLowTSE 3007891.677929.808099.44…
Strike clips Falco’s wings
The good times did not last long for Falconbridge (FL-T), which barely squeaked out a profit in the first quarter.Pinning the blame on falling metal prices, a strike in Sudbury and production difficul…
IMA aims drills at Argentine gold prospect
Vancouver — IMA Exploration (IMR-V) is advancing the Mogote copper-gold property in northwestern Argentina, following recent reconnaissance work.The 80-sq.-km property is 70 km north of the Pascua an…
Markets show modest gains
Given the numerous positive factors that emerged during the report period April 16-20, price gains in the metals markets were modest. Nickel led the way, but the average cash price gained only 1.5%; c…
Greed drives ‘self-financing’ war Vultures descend on DRC
It has become trendy to blame globalization and the “corporate agenda” for the world’s ills, but when it comes to human misery, even the vilest industry captain would be left in the dust by some of th…
Interest payments take toll on Northgate
Vancouver — Despite higher production and lower cash operating costs at its Kemess mine in northern British Columbia, Northgate Exploration (NGX-T) used red ink on its 2000 balance sheet.The company …
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NovaGold sells assets
Denver — To fund exploration on its recently acquired Donlin Creek gold deposit, in southwestern Alaska, NovaGold Resources (NRI-T) has liquidated several non-core assets.The company sold commercial …