Falconbridge OKs Nickel Rim South
Falconbridge (FL-T) has approved a US$368-million program of definition drilling underground at its Nickel Rim South deposit in Sudbury, Ont.The program is expected to last five years and will begin i…
2004
Silk Road goes for Gansu gold
Toronto-based Silk Road Resources (SIL-V) is gearing up to explore a large package of gold properties in China’s Gansu province.Chris Sennitt, newly appointed vice-president of exploration, has mobili…
The trouble with gold
The following is an excerpt from The Trouble with Gold . . . a promising treasure from Cripple Creek, a novel by Jim Davis, a Colorado geologist and prospector. The story concerns a man searching for …
Happier prospects
We’ve mentioned before in this space that the annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada is the best place to judge the mood of the mineral exploration business, but not…
BHP streamlines management
The biggest corporate shuffle during the period ended March 16 was carried out by the world’s largest mining company, BHP Billiton. The major has brought its customer-sector-groups division under thre…
Daily Metal Prices (March 22, 2004)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMarch 16March 15March 12March 11March 10Al Alloy157…
Trading Summary (March 19, 2004)
The Toronto market was in positive territory on Friday, as the TSX Composite index added 27.91 points to finish the…
Claude bumps resource at Seabee
The Seabee gold mine in northern Saskatchewan replaced its reserves and outlined a significantly larger inferred re…
Robex to raise money for Lacorne and Kolomba
Vancouver — Robex Resources (RBX-V) has arranged a private placement that will raise between $750,000 and $2.5 mi…
Ontzinc checks extensions at Balmat
Underground drilling by Ontzinc (OTZ-V) at the Balmat zinc mine in upstate New York has confirmed extensions of kno…
Ok Tedi back to the old grind (March 19, 2004)
The mill at the Ok Tedi copper-gold mine in northwestern Papua New Guinea is back to full capacity following a two-…
Pacific North West Capital raises $2 million
Vancouver — Pacific North West Capital (PFN-T)has arranged a non-brokered private placement for a gross proceeds o…