CVG explores options at Las Cristinas
Vancouver — Since the early 1990s, when a host of foreign companies entered southeastern Venezuela in search of large gold deposits, the advancement of the historical Kilometre 88 mining district has…
Gold Reserve Inc
Copper, nickel gain despite slowdown
Metals prices are proving to be resilient in the face of slowing economic growth and a barrage of discouraging economic indicators. In the race for stability and strength between the U.S. dollar and t…
Sideways-trading takes hold
Although several positive fundamental factors emerged from the U.S. during the report period April 23-27, these were offset by negative ones worldwide, such as weakening fundamentals in the Asian regi…
WGC promotes gold mining in Latin America
Acting as lobbyist for some of the world’s biggest gold miners, the World Gold Council has sponsored the publication of a study titled The New El Dorado: The Importance of Gold Mining to Latin America…
Cutbacks bolster nickel
What had appeared to be a promising rally in base metals markets earlier on in the week of April 2 turned into something of a rout on April 6 as both copper and aluminum prices shed US$30-40 per tonne…
PDAC outlook: diamonds and PGMs lead way in today’s marketplace
Diamonds and platinum group metals (PGMs) took centre-stage during a round-up of metals and minerals markets at the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, held recent…
Copper, nickel end year with a whimper
Metals markets suffered a difficult start to 2001. Copper prices shed US$80 per tonne on their first trading day (Jan. 2), eventually bottoming out at a 6-month low, and nickel suffered its largest 1-…
Francisco to table El Sauzal feasibility study
Vancouver — Junior Francisco Gold (FGX-V) expects to table a bankable feasibility study for its El Sauzal project in Mexico late in 2001.Situated 13 km west of Batopilas in Chihuahua state, El Sauzal…
Expansion renders Grasberg a titan — Third quarter highlighted by falling production costs
Perched high in the rugged highlands of the Sudirman Mountain range in this Indonesian province is one of the richest and most remote copper-gold mining operations in the world. It may also be the wor…
Companies (October 25, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAnglo AmericanAnglogoldApex Silver MinesAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAyrex ResourcesBarrick GoldBlack Hawk MiningCaledonian Pacific MineralsCambiorCerro DoradoColumbia MetalsCyprus Amax Miner…
Gold Reserve revises plan for Brisas mine
Drilling by Gold Reserve (GLDR-T) has increased proven and probable reserves at the Brisas gold-copper deposit in southeastern Venezuela.As a result of the 13-hole, 5,700-metre program, the reserve fi…
MINING MARKET & INVESTMENT NEWS — U.S. MARKETS — Gold tanks, some miners gain
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 65.17 points to close at 10,596.26 for the report period ended June 1. Even though weakness in the gold and copper markets continued, some mining issues had a g…