Niobec strike settled (August 20, 2001)
Hourly rated employees at the Niobec niobium mine in the Lac St.-Jean area of Quebec have returned to work following a 9-day strike. Owners Cambior (CBJ-T) and Mazarin (MAZ-T) reached an agreement wit…
2001
Drills to turn at White Gold
Vancouver — Placer Dome (PDG-T) and Grayd Resources (GYD-V) are about to launch a 1,200-metre drill program at the White Gold property near Tok, Alaska.Placer, which is funding the program as part of…
McWatters gets nod for highway move at Sigma
McWatters Mining’s (MCW-T) intense lobbying of three levels of government has paid off handsomely with an agreement to move a portion of the main highway leading into Val d’Or, Que.At McWatters’ Sigma…
NAP earnings slide in expansion phase
Although less profitable than a year ago, North American Palladium (PDL-T) earned a healthy $5.3 million during the three months ended June 30 as revenue topped $19.3 million.The 10-per-share earning…
Quaterra discovers new targets
Vancouver A mapping and sampling program by Quaterra Resources (QTA-V) has discovered three new zones of platinum…
Radius moves rig to Sastre
Vancouver With the first seven reverse-circulation drill holes cutting low-grade gold mineralization in a carbona…
Cardero confirms high grades
Vancouver A five-hole drill program over the Condoryacu gold property in Argentina has confirmed the earlier-cut…
Northgate rides out low prices
Vancouver A one-time gain from the sale of its South American properties pushed Northgate Explorations (NGX-T) in…
Ivanhoe raises cash for Mongolian drilling
Encouraged by recent drilling on the Turquoise Hill copper-gold porphyry project in southern Mongolia, Ivanhoe Mine…
Cambior, Hope Bay complete land swap
Hope Bay Gold (HGC-T) and Cambior (CBJ-T) have completed a deal involving the swap of properties in French Guiana a…
Trading Summary (August 17, 2001)
The gold and precious minerals and metals and minerals subindexes were the lone bright spot on the Toronto Stock Ex…
Breakwater faces liquidity crunch
Vancouver — With the price of zinc at levels not seen in eight years, shares in Canadian zinc producer Breakwater…