Partners find third target at Kougarok
Vancouver — Chapleau Resources (CHL-V) and partner Navigator Exploration (NVR-V) have discovered a third tantalum…
2001
Newmont completes RDN drilling
Vancouver — A second round of drilling by Newmont Mining (NEM-N) over Rimfire Minerals’ (RFM-V) RDN gold-silver pr…
Ivanhoe expands Modi Taung
Underground exploration by Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) at the Modi Taung gold project in Myanmar, has extended the bonanz…
Canabrava eyes Falco’s ground
Vancouver — Adding to its promising portfolio of diamond properties, Canabrava Diamond (CNB-V) has picked up addit…
Lanigan talks break off
With talks aimed at settling on a new collective agreement breaking down, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT-T…
Central Asia, Caucasia in transition
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, most countries in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States have tried to reintegrate with the world economy. However, 12 years later, some of t…
Daily Metal Prices (December 03, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateNov. 27Nov. 26Nov. 23Nov. 22Nov. 21Aluminium…
US markets fly like turkeys
The U.S. markets enjoyed an uneventful four trading days surrounding the American Thanksgiving holiday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding 28.78 points to 9,872.60 and the Standard & Poors …
PEOPLE (December 03, 2001)
Canadian Zinc — John Kearney appointed director.Easton — Eric Caton appointed director and Leslie Markow appointed corporate secretary.Int’l Pursuit — Bernard Kraft appointed executive…
CDNX flatlines amid economic uncertainty
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange stalled over the week ended Nov. 27. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index lost 0.03 of a point and closed at 3064.62. The mining index lost 20.22 points,…
Short term grim for cobalt
The short-to-medium-term outlook for cobalt remains unfavourable, according to a report from London-based Roskill Information Services.In 2001, prices for the base metal fell almost continually, to le…
War on terrorism will trigger renewed bout of inflation: Ing
The most bullish of Bay Street’s gold bugs, John Ing of Maison Placements Canada, says we are about to enter a period of inflation that will dramatically improve gold prices in the medium term.In an O…