2005

SW Resources drills Boka 1 zone

Vancouver — Drilling by Southwestern Resources (SWG-T) continues to define the Boka 1 gold zone at the Boka project in China’s Yunnan province….


Infill drilling confirms continuity at Bisha

Vancouver — Results from a final round of infill drilling augur well for the continuity of mineralization at the Bisha volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit in Eritrea….


Quadra sizes up Sierra Gorda

Vancouver — Development at Quadra Mining‘s (QUA-T) Sierra Gorda copper project in northern Chile is at an advanced stage….


Photo by Stephen StakiwThe flotation circuit at Imperial Metals' Mount Polley operation, near Williams Lake, B.C.

Imperial ships first concentrate

Vancouver — Imperial Metals (III-T) has shipped its first load of concentrate from the re-activated Mount Polley copper-gold-silver mine in south-central British Columbia….


TSX resilient after London bombing

The Toronto Stock Exchange survived the July 7 bomb attacks in London to post a 275.93-point, or 2.8%, gain, ending the July 5-11 report period near a 5-year high at 10,217.72. The mining and metals i…


Placer Dome larger, stronger, more profitable

I write in regard to the lead editorial on Placer Dome (“Placer Doomed?” T.N.M., July 1-7/05). Seldom do I correspond with the print media, but this article and its headline are so inconsistent with P…



Silver performed well in 2004

The silver price in 2004 staged a dramatic rally, rising a robust 36% to average US$6.66 per oz. that year, according to the recently published World Silver Survey 2005….



Eldorado poised to acquire Afcan

Vancouver — The proposed acquisition of Afcan Mining (AFK-T) by Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) is expected to close in mid-September. The transaction will broaden Eldorad…




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