Exchange Rates (February 09, 2004)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateFeb. 3Feb. 2Jan. 30Jan. 29Jan. 28US$ in C$1.33741.33841.32641.333…
2004
Lamaque drilling cuts gold
Drilling by Kalahari Resources (kla-v) at its Lamaque project in northwestern Quebec has returned more gold intersections. The company tested two magnetic anomalies, T-06 and T-03, on the property. At…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (February 09, 2004)
DateFeb. 3Feb. 2Jan. 30Jan. 29Jan. 28HighLowTSX Composite8660.70…
The Northern Miner Indices (February 09, 2004)
North American Mining: 102.71 (-2.37)Small Producers: 117.71 (-0.48)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomes four new members
The newest inductees into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame served their companies in widely differing roles, from explorer to developer to deal maker, but all four men proved to be invaluable contribu…
Apex raises US$161m
The report period Jan. 28-Feb. 3 may have been more remarkable for what didn’t happen than for what did. Reaction to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee dominated the U.S. equity markets …
Sunridge explores in Eritrea (February 09, 2004)
Two drills are testing the Debarwa copper-gold deposit in Eritrea. The near-surface, volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit is part of the 1,400-sq.-km Asmara project held by partners Sunridge Gold (SG…
Diamond exploration heats up in Nunavut
BHP Billiton (BHP-N) has uncovered nine weakly to moderately diamondiferous kimberlites at its Qilalugaq property, near Repulse Bay in Nunavut.A test sample of 9.1 tonnes of kimberlite collected from …
EuroZinc lone bidder for Neves Corvo
Vancouver — EuroZinc Mining (EZM-V) is the only company to have bid on the offering of the Portuguese government’s 51% interest in Somincor, the company that owns the giant Neves Corvo copper mine in…
Nevsun tests Bisha
Although best known for its Tabakoto-Segala gold projects in the Kenieba district of Mali, Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) has launched a major drill program to advance a promising, high-grade gold and base …
Cumberland expands Meadowbank (February 09, 2004)
Convinced that the Meadowbank gold deposit is rich enough to support an open-pit mine and mill in the High Arctic region of Nunavut, Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) is advancing the project through the f…
The markets stand corrected
The shock in the bullion markets at the end of January left some people wondering if the long-awaited gold bull had met a sudden end.What caused the US$10 drop was an announcement from the Federal Ope…