Western Keltic expands Kutcho Creek high-grade resource
Vancouver – The latest round of drilling on Western Keltic Mines’ (WKM-V) wholly owned Kutcho Creek copper-zinc pro…
Western Keltic Mines Inc
Cordillera sparkles with mineral potential
Vancouver — For more than a dozen years, British Columbia has closed more mines than it has opened, and if this trend continues, only one metal mine and a few coal mines could be left operating by 2014. With stronger commodity prices and easier a…
People (October 27, 2003)
Alcan — Christine Morin-Postel appointed director;Alcoa — John Pizzey, VP and group president of primary products, will retire in early 2004; Pizzey will be succeeded by Bernt Reitan.APAC…
Altius-Barrick deal triggers gold rush in Newfoundland
St. John’s, NFLD — An increased level of exploration activity in Newfoundland and Labrador has resulted in 30,500 new claims being staked this year (to the end of October), surpassing the previous hi…
New wave of explorers seeks Olympic Dam-type deposits
A quarter-century after the Olympic Dam discovery in Australia left geologists struggling to classify the giant oddity they’d found, a new and better-informed wave of exploration for Olympic Dam-style…
Barrick drops Goodpaster
Vancouver — Disappointing drill results have prompted mining titan Barrick Gold (ABX-T) to stop work on the California and Surf properties in the Goodpaster district of Alaska.The properties are adja…
Wake-up call for investors in BC exploration
Vancouver — A couple of years ago, an eastern commentator said B.C. stands for “basket case” and that the province’s exploration industry is in a coma. But if any industry is likely to survive tough …
Barrick at work in Alaska
Vancouver — Mining titan Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has kicked off a $600,000 exploration program on the California and Surf properties, held jointly by Rimfire Minerals (RFM-V) and Western Keltic Mines…
Trail reduces zinc output
The Waneta Dam, on the Pend Oreille River, near Trail, B.C., is becoming a cash cow for Cominco (CLT-T). The zinc producer has been selling excess power to utilities and other customers in the wake of…
Analysts select 10 juniors
Times have been tough for the mining sector these past three years. Liquidity remains a critical problem, with speculative investors nibbling selectively at drill hole stories but, for the most part, …
ALASKA & THE YUKON — Pogo area gold play mixed bag for juniors
With this year’s field season drawing to a close, the area play around the 5.2-million-oz. Pogo gold project in Alaska failed to generate much speculative interest or excitement for the dozen or so co…
Companies (November 01, 1999)
Achieva DevelopmentAlmaden ResourcesAnooraq ResourcesAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAtna ResourcesBarrick GoldBlackstone ResourcesBlue Desert MiningBreakwater ResourcesCambiorCamflo ResourcesCamnor Resources…