2003



More miners die in China

An explosion in a Chinese coal mine in late January left at least 33 miners missing only a day after a blast in another mine killed eight workers, China’s news agency Xinhua said.Two people are said t…


TVI pours gold at Canatuan in Philippines

Vancouver — TVI Pacific (TVI-T) has poured its first gold-silver dor bar at the rehabilitated Canatuan oxide plant in southwestern Philippines.The plant, operating at 50 tonnes per day, is initially…


Tahera tables Jericho EIS (February 03, 2003)

Tahera (TAH-T) has submitted the final environmental impact statement for the Jericho diamond project in Nunavut.The EIS will now face a minimum 60-day review period by regulators, followed by public …


Demand recovers after volatile period

The first few years of the millennium witnessed a volatile gallium market, according to a report from London-based Roskill Information Services.The authors of The Economics of Gallium report that afte…


Fire won’t affect Brunswick output: Noranda

Noranda says a fire in late January at the Brunswick lead-silver smelter in Belledune, N.B., will not affect production.The fire occurred in an isolated area of the complex that houses the silver refi…


Gov’t helps Inuit drilling firm

The federal government has given $100,000 to Inuit-owned Nuvumiut Drilling so it can buy prospecting and drilling equipment. The move is designed to allow the Inuit of Salluit and Kangiqsujuaq in far-…


Kensington board all in favour of keeping Stone

The board of Kensington Resources voted unanimously to keep David Stone as its president after the company failed to report insider trading in Kensington stock made by Stone between 1997 and 2000.Ston…



Venture Exchange slips as gold dips

Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange took a breather over the week ended Jan. 28. The S&P-TSX composite index slipped 8.99 points, or 0.8% of its value, to close at 1114.42.Quaterra Resources was the…



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