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News October 18, 2004

Fjordland drilling boosts Woodjam

Vancouver — The second drill hole on the Megabuck zone at the Woodjam project, near Williams Lake, B.C., has encountered significant porphyry copper and gold mineralization. The project is jointly held by Fjordland Exploration…

News October 18, 2004

Hunter Dickinson wins award

The management team of Hunter Dickinson, including Robert Dickinson, Ronald Thiessen, David Copeland, Scott Cousens, David Jennings and Jeffrey Mason, was recently honoured collectively as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Y…

The Northern Miner's Rob Robertson (bottom right) stands on one of the 400-ton haul trucks in the Pipeline-South Pipeline pit at the Cortez mine in northeastern Nevada.

News October 18, 2004

Placer drills spectacular high-grade at Cortez Hills in Nevada

Elko, Nev. — In the 18 months since Placer Dome (PDG-T) discovered the Cortez Hills deposit, here in northeastern Nevada, the major has outlined 7.5 million oz. in proven and probable open-pit reserves at an average grade of 5.

The open pit at Anvil Mining's newly expanded Dikulushi copper- silver mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

News October 18, 2004

Anvil expands Dikulushi copper-silver mine

Anvil Mining (AVM-T) has commissioned a 350,000-tonne-per-year ball mill and flotation circuit at its small but highly profitable Dikulushi copper-silver mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Junior explorers get cash influx (October 18, 2004)

A series of financings has several junior exploration companies ready to go on established projects.

News October 18, 2004

Frontera tables feasibility

Frontera Copper has tabled a bankable feasibility study of the Piedras Verdes project in Mexico’s Sonora state.

News October 18, 2004

Partners confirm Blende silver resource

Vancouver — Partners Eagle Plains Resources (EPL-V) and Shoshone Silver Mining have received an updated resource estimate for the Blende silver-lead-zinc project in the central Yukon.

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Spot Prices Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004 Courtesy of Scotiabank

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News October 18, 2004

Acadian Gold pins estimate on Tangier (October 18, 2004)

Acadian Gold (ADA-V) has tabled an initial resource estimate for its Tangier deposit in Nova Scotia.

News October 18, 2004

Inmet acquires rest of Cayeli

Inmet Mining (IMN-T) consolidated its ownership of the Cayeli underground copper-zinc mine in eastern Turkey by purchasing the Turkish government’s 45% minority stake for a little more than US$49 million.

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Exchange Rates (October 18, 2004)

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News October 18, 2004

Apogee scoops up Bolivian prospects

Toronto-based Apogee Minerals (APE-V) has entered into a joint venture to explore the historic Santa Isabel silver-lead-zinc mineralized system in Bolivia.