Obituary: Robert William Boyle
Robert William Boyle, a renowned geochemist, author, lecturer, and member of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, has died. He was 83.Boyle was born on a farm near Wallaceburg, a small town in southweste…
2003
Castleworth drills Pan gold project
Vancouver — The first drill results from an ongoing program indicate an expansion of the resource at the Pan gold project in Nevada.Castleworth Ventures (WTH-V) has intersected encouraging values in …
PNWC bullish at River Valley
Vancouver — Harry Barr-led Pacific North West Capital (PFN-T) has tabled further encouraging drill results from its River Valley platinum group metal property, 60 km northeast of Sudbury, Ont.The pro…
Lupin down for the count
A particularly bad quarter for Kinross Gold’s Lupin gold mine in remote western Nunavut, 400 km northeast of Yellowknife, is pushing the mine closer to closure.The company acquired a 100% stake in Lup…
Exchange Rates (August 18, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateAug. 12Aug. 11Aug. 8Aug. 7Aug. 6US$ in C$1.38521.38351.39351.3932…
Sur eyes gold in Phillipines
Hoping to outline a bulk-minable gold deposit, Sur American Gold (SUR-V) is sampling a large epithermal system in the Eastern Mindanao mineral belt of the Philippines.Batoto sits at the southern end o…
Rio Narcea gets green light for Aguablanca (August 18, 2003)
The Spanish government has granted a mineral licence to Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) to exploit the Aguablanca nickel sulphide deposit, northwest of Seville.The decision follows Rio’s submission of a…
Junior exchange moves up with bullion
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange ended the trading week Aug. 6-12 on an up-note as the price of bullion moved higher. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index gained 12.13 points, or 1% of va…
The Northern Miner Indices (August 18, 2003)
North American Mining: 83.43 (+2.31)Small Producers: 86.36 (+3.91)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Agnico-Eagle buys Bousquet assets (August 18, 2003)
Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) is buying a 100% interest in Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T) Bousquet gold property, situated immediately west and south of the former’s LaRonde gold mine in northwestern Quebec.Incl…
Financings the fashion on TSX
The Toronto Stock Exchange composite index regained lost ground, and then some, ending the Aug. 6-12 report period 214.96 points higher at 7,354.02.The surge was powered by gold, which jumped US$8.10 …
Goldbrook expands in Ungava region
Vancouver — Junior Goldbrook Ventures (GBK-V) has added ground to its promising portfolio of projects in the Ungava region of Quebec.The Michael Magrum-led company inked two deals, one with Inlet Res…