2004

Cusac develops Table Mountain

Cusac Gold Mines (CQC-V) intends to use the proceeds of a recent $3-million financing to bring its wholly owned Table Mountain gold mine back into production this spring. The fully permitted mine, which had been on care-and-main…



Taseko aims for Gibraltar restart

The Gibraltar mine has a new lease on life now that Taseko Mines (TKO-V) has 100% control of all the elements needed to restart the dormant copper mine near Williams Lake, B.C.


Lowering the flag

The announcement by N.M. Rothschild & Sons, the London banking firm that has presided over the daily gold price fix since 1919, that it would withdraw from the bullion and commodity trading business in London, has shocked some in the gold business…


Correction (April 26, 2004)

In our March 26-April 1 issue, we incorrectly attributed an article titled “Funding for the responsible” to Abigail Tamakloe. The article was written by Rashad Kaldany, director of the Oil, Gas, Mining & Chemicals Department of the World Bank Grou…


Imperial discovery lifts Mount Polley

Imperial Metals (III-T) expects to release an updated reserve/resource statement soon for its wholly owned Mount Polley copper-gold project in central British Columbia.



The ball mill at the Eagle River gold mine near Wawa, Ont.

River Gold eyes higher gold price in Canadian dollars

On the surface, River Gold Mines (RIV-T) is an unappealing story. Despite a robust gold price, the domestic producer lost nearly $1 million in 2003, the victim of a higher Canadian dollar and increasing costs. “Unforeseen challe…


Aerial view of the portal at Beaver Brook in 1996.

VVC catches Beaver Brook fever

Having closed its $17-million purchase of the mothballed, underground Beaver Brook antimony mine in central Newfoundland, VVC Exploration (VVC-V) is preparing to resume commercial mining on The Rock before the end of the year.



Atna to participate in Wolverine (April 26, 2004)

Robust prices for silver and zinc have prompted Vancouver-based Atna Resources (ATN-T) to renew its exploration efforts in the Yukon, including the Wolverine joint venture in the Finlayson Lake region.


High grade found at Assean Lake

Finding new mining frontiers in a country that has been scoured with modern exploration methods can be a daunting task, but joint-venture partners Canadian Gold Hunter (CGH-T) and Rare Earth Metals (REM-V) app…


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