Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) has recovered an additional 4,800 carats of diamonds from the Marshall Fork deposit on the Luderitz diamond concession, off the shore of Namibia.Since resuming min…
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMarch 11March 10March 7March 6March 5Al Alloy1455/1…
Vancouver — The inferred mineral resource for the 2G zone on the Altintepe project in northeastern Turkey is estimated to be 3.2 million tonnes grading 1.52 grams gold per tonne.Operator Odyssey Reso…
The empties cleared away, the maps rolled back up, and the carpets steamed; so endeth the latest convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada.It’s been usual, over the past few yea…
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange felt the impact of a falling bullion price during the report period that ended March 11, with investors electing to unload gold explorers. The S&P-TSX Venture Exc…
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T19.5%CamecoCCO-T3.1%FalconbridgeFL-T4.0%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.7%Glamis GoldGLG-T3.3%GoldcorpG-T5.4%IncoN-T9.0%Meridian GoldMNG-T…
The impact of mining operations on communities is usually extremely positive. When the mines are operating, they are a flurry of activity, and good-paying jobs are plentiful. But when metal prices sta…
54.36 (-4.41)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
The Toronto Stock Exchange composite index surrendered another 99.2 points over the March 5-11 report period to finish the week at 6,290.7.Gold yo-yoed itself US$5.25 per oz. lower to a London afterno…
A high-grade silver discovery in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina has IMA Exploration (IMR-V) making geological analogies between it and the Eskay Creek gold mine in northern British Columbi…
Vancouver — A US$12.1-million charge against the operations of the Quiruvilca mine in Peru caused Pan American Silver (PAA-T) to spill red ink in the fourth quarter of 2002.The hit followed a US$15.1…
Vancouver — An independent study gives the Mirador copper-gold deposit in southeastern Ecuador a pretax net present value of US$153 million, using a 20,000-tonne-per-day base case and a copper price …
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