2005
Elgin, Jonpol to merge
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Producer and Dealer Prices (April 18, 2005)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$3,030/t….
Daily Metal Prices (April 18, 2005)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Two new silver zones at Pitarilla
Vancouver – Two new mineralized zones at Silver Standard’s (SSO-T) Pitarilla project are likely to boost the silver…
Alto drilling expands Despinassy gold zone
Vancouver – Drilling by Alto Ventures (ATV-V) continues to expand its Despinassy gold project located 75 km northea…
Friends go to court (April 15, 2005)
Unresolved differences in interpretation between Hecla Mining (HL-N) and Great Basin Gold (GBG-T), over provisions …
South African government issues mining-related directive
The South African Department of Water Affairs and Forestry has directed South African miners DRDGOLD (DROOY-N), Har…
Aurizon sells Sleeping Giant stake to Cambior
Cambior (CBJ-T) is buying the half interest it doesn’t already own in the Sleeping Giant gold mine in northwestern …
Corriente’s Mirador gets positive feasibility
Vancouver – A feasibility study on Corriente Resources’ (CTQ-T) Mirador copper-gold project, in southeastern Ecuado…
Bema increases loan for Kupol
Vancouver – Bema Gold (BGO-V) and Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG have agreed to increase the US$60 million brid…
Castillian to farm in on Falco property
Falconbridge (FL-T) has dealt an option to earn a 50% interest in its Mangabal nickel project in Brazil to Castilli…