TSX Venture exchange slumps with gold
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange followed the gold price down over the holiday-shortened week ended July 2. The Standard & Poor’s-TSX Venture composite index lost 32.45 points, or 2.7%, to close …
2002
Mine owner flees after explosion
The state-run New China News Agency reports that a Chinese mine owner is on the run after an investigation into an explosion at a gold mine in Shanxi province led to the discovery of 35 bodies.It was …
Diamonds North targets Victoria Island (July 08, 2002)
Hoping to capitalize on a revitalized diamond exploration sector that has been fueled by recent kimberlite discoveries in Quebec and the Coronation district of Nunavut, Major General Resources has spu…
Roughing it (with apologies to Mark Twain)
As reviewed in the first article in this series, “Making the Grade: Diamonds Take Forever” (T.N.M., June 17/02), once a favourable bedrock (lode) or surficial (placer) site has been located, the proce…
Correction (July 08, 2002)
Our Venture Exchange market report of June 17 referred to American Bonanza Gold Mining (BZA-V) as “cash-strapped.”Shortly before that issue went to press, the company had completed a public offering o…
LME Warehouse Levels (July 08, 2002)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 2 (change from June 25 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium1253975(+2…
Moydow waits for Newmont
A July 24th decision by Newmont Mining (NEM-N) regarding the fate of the Ntotoroso gold project in Ghana’s Sefwi gold belt is looming large for equal joint-venture partner Moydow Mines International (…
Holmer confirms Timmins mineralization (July 08, 2002)
The first eight holes of an ongoing drill program have confirmed previous results at the Timmins project of Holmer Gold Mines (HGM-V).Between 1996 and 1998, Holmer outlined five near-surface parallel …
News – 08-JUL-02
Ashanti scraps note restructuring (July 08, 2002)
Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) has scrapped a proposed note restructuring, following a US$75-million, last-minute cash injection from 32%-owner Lonmin.Instead, the African gold miner will implement an ear…
Trading Summary (July 05, 2002)
The Toronto Stock Exchange rose consistently through Friday to finish the week at 7,112.46, a gain of 82.68 points…
Alamo Dorado gets positive feasibility study (July 05, 2002)
Corner Bay Silver (BAY-T) has unveiled the results of a feasibility study on its Alamo Dorado silver project in Son…