Quadra secures contract miner for Robinson
Vancouver — An agreement with the Washington Group has allowed Quadra Mining (QUA-T) to secure contract-mining ser…
Copper
Northgate profits on Kemess South increases reserves at Kemess North
Vancouver – Higher prices for gold and copper increased Northgate Exploration’s (NGX-T) first quarter net earnings…
OntZinc cuts new zone at Balmat
OntZinc’s (OTZ-V) first exploration drill hole into the Northeast Fowler Trend has cut a 2.8-metre interval averagi…
Virginia Gold Mines hits significant gold at Corvet
Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) is on a roll. Gold grades are encouraging from its Corvet property in northern Quebec a…
Minera Andes makes discovery at Los Azules
Vancouver — Reconnaissance drilling by Minera Andes (MAI-V) has revealed a large, enriched copper zone at the Los…
Sunridge cuts high grade copper at Debarwa
Vancouver – A high-grade copper zone at Debarwa South and the northern extension of the Debarwa Main zone have been…
Second hand equipment to lower costs at Northmet
Vancouver — With the use of second hand mining equipment, the capital cost for Polymet Mining’s (POM-V) proposed N…
Alcan to chop jobs (April 29, 2004)
Aluminum giant Alcan (AL-T) will slash 277 jobs at the Paris headquarters of Pechiney, with which it recently merge…
Teck’s Pogo stuck, Lennard Shelf revival planned
Construction work at Teck Cominco’s (TEK-T) Pogo gold project in Alaska has ground to a halt after an environmental…
Alcan capitalizes on Pechiney takeover (April 27, 2004)
Alcan (AL-T) figures it can squeeze an additional US$110 million in savings out of its recent, multi-billion-dollar…
Chester deposit advances to prefeasibility
First Narrows Resources (UNO-V) is set to advance its Chester copper-polymetallic deposit to the prefeasibility sta…
Constellation revolves around Terrazas (April 26, 2004)
Denver-based Constellation Copper (CCU-T) has retained Jacobs Engineering Group to carry out a bankable feasibility…