Ontario releases treasure maps
There is buried treasure in Ontario and the provincial government is determined to help companies find it.The Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) has released 115 new map sheets from seven airborne geophy…
2001
CAMESE to meet in Sudbury
Wayne Smith, manager of purchasing, warehousing and traffic at Inco, will present an overview of e-commerce procurement practices at annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Mining Equipment and …
Tagish to test Skukum
An exploration program by Tagish Lake Gold (TLG-V) is testing the Skukum gold-silver property, 80 km south of Whitehorse, Y.T.The road-accessible property includes the past-producing Mt. Skukum mine. …
Aussie dollar not alone in its woes
The experience of the Australian dollar paralleled that of most major currencies in the past three years, as capital flowed into U.S. markets and into greenback-denominated investments. The Aussie ave…
Canabrava tests showing
Field geologists with Canabrava Diamond (CNB-V) have discovered the possible source of two diamond-bearing kimberlite boulders found earlier this year by Kennecott Canada Exploration on the Rocky Isla…
Starfield expands at Ferguson Lake
Vancouver — Drilling has increased, by 5.6 million tonnes, the inferred resource at the Ferguson Lake nickel/copper/cobalt/ platinum-group-metal project in Nunavut.Starfield Resources (SRU-V) reports…
Broad market stumbles through holiday
Causing more sighs than cheers, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index sank 116.32 points over the holiday-shortened period Aug. 29-Sept. 4. The broad market ended the period at 7,462.03, for a loss of …
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Los Pelambres mine propels Antofagasta
Denver — Copper production was up 16% in the first half of the year for Antofagasta (ANFGF-O), though profits were clipped by low prices.The London-based company produced 193,900 tonnes of the red me…
PEOPLE (September 10, 2001)
Diagem — Jonathan Goodman and Mousseau Tremblay appointed directors.Melkior — Jocelyn Cote appointed president.Weda Bay — John Lynch appointed president and CEO.
Silver Standard ups stake in Manantial Espejo
Vancouver — Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V) has acquired Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T) 20% interest in the Manantial Espejo silver-gold project in southern Argentina.The junior issued 400,000 shares to Ba…
Metal Prices (September 10, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateSept. 4Sept. 3August 31August 30August 29Aluminium1…