2002


Ivanhoe drives Mongolian exploration

Vancouver — After a decade of false starts, mineral exploration is finally gaining some traction in Mongolia.A vast highland country, Mongolia is land-locked between Russia to the north and China to …


Pacific Rim sets sights on La Calera

Vancouver — Having completed their merger, Dayton Mining and Pacific Rim Mining are preparing for a 7,000-metre drill program on the El Dorado gold project in El Salvador.The combined entity, which r…


Canada, S. Africa sign pacts

Natural Resources Minister Herbert Dhaliwal has signed two agreements with his South African counterpart, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, to increase co-operation in research and activities linked to sustaina…


Auto sector drives platinum demand

Demand and prices for platinum will remain firm, but the outlook for palladium is less positive, according to Platinum 2002, an annual report published by London-based Johnson Matthey.Demand for plati…


Kennecott undeterred at Rockinghorse (May 27, 2002)

Spring drilling by Kennecott Canada Exploration on 12 exploration targets at the Rockinghorse joint venture in Nunavut’s emerging Coronation Gulf district failed to intersect any new kimberlites. Howe…


Harmony resumes mining after day of violence

Two miners and a security guard have been injured in a violent outbreak at Harmony Gold Mining’s Kalgold mine in northeastern South Africa.Striking miners allegedly attacked the mine’s security person…


Inco strike misguided

The Inco strike is a bad strike — bad for the workers, bad for the company, bad for the community and ultimately bad for the country.It’s hard to fathom why 72% of the 10,000 members of Local 6500 of…


It’s the real thing, says Ing

The bear market of the past six years has been a lonely time for gold bugs, so it has to be gratifying for John Ing, one of gold’s steadfast defenders, to see signs that the market is turning.In a May…





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