2004

Vancouver-based DiamondWorks was one of the more controversial diamond producers of the late 1990s, operating two rich mines in Sierra Leone and Angola until both operations were overwhelmed by civil strife and the company was pushed to the edge o…

as of 4 pm ET, June 8, 2004(%)…

Vancouver — Development drilling by American Bonanza Gold Mining (BZA-V) at the Copperstone project in Arizona’s La Paz Cty. has returned high gold values.

First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) has entered a deal to acquire an 80% interest in a copper-gold project in western Mauritania.

Vancouver — Ledcor CMI, a British Columbia-based contractor, has agreed to resuscitate the Gibraltar open-pit copper mine and take over operatorship from Taseko Mines (TKO-V). The mine is near Williams Lake i…

It’s back to the drawing board for Dunsmuir Ventures (DVV-V).

Vancouver — A delay in public hearings on the proposed development of the Doris North gold deposit in Nunavut has forced Miramar Mining (MAE-T) to push back the startup date to mid-2006 from late 2005.

Intrepid Minerals (IAU-V) has intersected impressive gold, silver and bornite-chalcopyrite mineralization — all in one hole — at its San Cristobal project, 20 km northeast of San Miguel, El Salvador.

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 8 (change from May 28 in brackets):…

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…

American Diamonds and Firestone Diamonds (FDI-L) are joining forces to explore for diamonds in the U.S. The former is jointly owned by Dunsmuir Ventures (DW-V) and Majescor Resources (MAJ-V)…

Cancor Mines (KCR-T) and Cambior (CBJ-T) have intersected massive sulphide lenses with significant gold and silver assays on their Gemini-Turgeon project, 80 km north of La Sarre in Quebec’s Abitibi region.