2001

Companies with mines and/or exploration projects in Europe are not having an easier time surviving the economic downturn than their North American counterparts.London-listed Navan Mining recently reta…

Vancouver — Partners Celtic Minerals (CME-V) and Inmet Mining (IMN-T) have launched a 2,500-metre drill program over the Victoria Mine, Sutherlands Pond and Hungry Hill base metal projects in central…

Far West Mining (FWM-V) is gearing up for a $1.2-million drilling campaign on BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) Great Bear project in the Northwest Territories.Drilling on up to 10 targets will begin in the next…

Montreal-based Maude Lake Exploration (MAU-M) has started a 4,000-metre drilling program at its 50%-held Comtois property near Lebel-sur-Quvillon, Que.The program is aimed at increasing resources in …

Vancouver — The subject of a $170-million take over target, Teck’s (TEK-T) Australian gold mining arm, PacMin Mining, tabled a net profit of A$7.2 million for the fiscal year ended June 30.The compan…

Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange was hovering around the 3000-mark before trading was halted on Sept. 11, shortly after horrendous terrorist attacks in New York, N.Y., and Washington, D.C. The CD…

Vancouver — Undeterred by low copper and nickel prices, junior Starfield Resources (SRU-V) continues to extend the mineralization at the West zone on the Ferguson Lake nickel-copper-cobalt-PGM projec…

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Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,100/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.60/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$8.85-10.25/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.657/lb.