People (April 07, 2003)
Diavik Diamond Mines — President and CEO Philip du Toit resigns.GoldSpring — John F. Cook appointed president; Les Cahan appointed treasurer.Magnum d’Or — Reno Calabrigo appointed pres…
Wallbridge Mining Company Limited
Prudent Bear Funds beefs up Western Silver holdings
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission include the following:q Alamos Minerals (AAS-V) — Chester Millar, director, bought 258,000 shares at 47-53 apiece to…
Broad market sinks on fears of Iraqi quagmire
With the war in Iraq failing to shape up as the cake-walk many were predicting, the S&P-TSX composite index retreated 68.5 points to end the March 17-25 report period at 6,385.Gold performed about as …
Healthy prices, discoveries spur nickel exploration
After losing ground to their trendy laterite cousins a few years ago, nickel sulphide deposits — hosts of the giant Sudbury, Voisey’s Bay and Norilsk orebodies — are back in fashion.Nickel sulphide …
PEOPLE (March 03, 2003)
Canadian Copper and Brass Development Association — Stephen Knapp appointed executive director, succeeding Arnold Knapp, who is retiring.Dios Exploration — Claude Britt appointed to board of directo…
PEOPLE (August 12, 2002)
Miranda Mining — Enrique Miranda-Paz, Armando Busto-Adan, Ken Booth, Ken Thorsen and Richard O’C Whittall appointed directors.Pacific Minerals — Gary Artmont appointed vp exploration.Robex…
Sudbury PGM play enters new phase
Though nowhere near last year’s record highs, palladium is still trading at three times the historical range, and that bodes well for a group of companies exploring for platinum-group-metal (PGM) depo…
Lonmin pitches tent in Sudbury camp
London-listed Lonmin has inked a deal with Wallbridge Mining (WM-T) to explore several of the company’s magmatic sulphide properties in the Sudbury basin of Ontario.The deal covers 19 projects and cal…
Silver Standard execs cash in options
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:- Aurora Platinum (ARP-V) — Michael Winn, director, exercised 37,500 option…
PGM search intensifies in Ontario
An increasing interest from the majors and an ongoing price rally are adding momentum to the search for platinum and palladium deposits in northern Ontario. At last count, more than a dozen companies …
Wallbridge sees continuity in Parkin nickel project
Drilling by Wallbridge Mining (WM-T) on the Parkin dyke, 65 km northeast of Sudbury, Ont., is indicating that known mineralization is continuous at depth and that the mineralized zones may plunge to t…
Mustang finances PGM exploration
Toronto-based Mustang Minerals (YMU-V) recently topped up its treasury with a $1.1-million special warrant financing sold through Jennings Capital. Proceeds will be used to explore for platinum group …