Shore Gold plans gold spinoff
Saskatoon-based
2004
Beaufield climbs on Rouleau results (May 17, 2004)
Nepean, Ont.-based
Aur, Inmet reach merger deal (May 17, 2004)
A merger-of-equals deal struck at the beginning of May will see
Virginia makes VMS find in Quebec
Long a favourite among newsletter writers and retail-oriented mining analysts,
Lower grades sink Richmont (May 17, 2004)
Lower gold grades and a stronger Canadian dollar caused
Flow-through shares: a history
The recent success of so-called “flow-through” shares may make them seem like a new idea in Canada but this financing device found its way into the business lexicon here roughly 50 years ago with company-to-company “flow-through” shares. It took a…
Daily Metal Prices (May 17, 2004)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
J-Pacific to explore Blackdome (May 17, 2004)
Vancouver —
New interest in platinum and palladium
Confirmation of the increased interest in platinum and palladium has arrived in the form of the first annual survey by Gold Fields Mineral Services (GFMS), previously known for its work in gold and silver. This follows the entrance of fellow-consu…
Kinross to suspend New Britannia
Faced with a diminishing orebody,
Getting the beast’s attention
This week, the Porcupine Prospectors and Developers Association (PPDA) has been holding “Mining Week in Timmins,” where the local industry takes to the streets — or, more precisely, the Timmins Square Mall — to get the importance of mining acros…
Sao Bento production scaled back
Vancouver – Eldorado Gold reported higher than planned costs at its Sao Bento gold mine in Brazil because of an int…