Strike closes potline at Quebec smelter (July 13, 2004)
Pittsburgh-based Alcoa (AA-N) will curtail production to two from three potlines at its Becancour aluminum smelter…
2004
Partners cut copper at Kizilviran
Drilling on the Tunceli project in east-central Turkey has returned encouraging results for partners Rio Tinto (RTP…
Greystar increases Angostura gold resource
Vancouver – Greystar Resources (GSL-T) released a significant increase in gold and silver resources at its wholly o…
Diamond Fields’ yield fetches record carat valuation
Vancouver – For its 7,127 carat portion of the initial parcel sold from Namibian marine diamond operations, Diamond…
Larger Red Chris copper-gold mine studied
The scope of bcMetals Corporation’s (C-V) Red Chris porphyry copper-gold proposed mine in northwestern British Colu…
McWatters settlement goes through
The Quebec Superior Court has approved the settlement between insolvent McWatters Mining (MWA-T) and its creditors,…
MacMillan hits significant silver and gold
MacMillan Gold (MMG-V) has intersected significant gold and silver grades at its Cerro de Oro property in Zacatecas…
Trading Summary (July 12, 2004)
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s telecom and utilities sectors were alone in black at the end of Monday’s trading sessi…
Barrick passes on Ivanhoe’s Oyu Tolgoi
Vancouver – Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has confirmed discussions with Barrick Gold (ABX-T) regarding potential joint dev…
Juniors struggle as gold falls below US$400
The gold price moved below US$400 per oz. and toward the US$390-per-oz. level near the end of the holiday-shortened June 29-July 6 period, closing at US$394.50 in New York. The TSX Venture Exchange composite index closed down slightly, losing 11 p…
Obituaries (July 12, 2004)
John Patrick O’Keefe…