KEGS doubles scholarships
The KEGS Foundation, now in its sixth year of supporting Canadian undergraduates and graduates in geophysics, has awarded 13 scholarships totalling nearly $10,000 to students at eight Canadian univers…
2005
Miners try to keep pace with Oilers
Strong gains in the energy sector were the story on the Toronto Stock Exchange as Hurricane Katrina pushed up oil and gas prices during the report period Aug. 29-Sept. 4. The Toronto Stock Exchange co…
Xstrata boosts Falconbridge stake
Swiss-based mining group
The balm after the storm
Resource companies enjoyed a balmy bounce over the Aug. 30-Sept. 2 report period, with energy and coal companies catching the biggest uplift. The broad-based S&P 500 Index climbed 5.74 points to c…
Overseas Quotes (September 12, 2005)
Close: Sept. 6, 2005…
LME Warehouse Levels (September 12, 2005)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 5, 2005 (change from Aug. 29 in brackets):…
Foran’s North Star fails to shine (September 12, 2005)
Vancouver — The delayed technical report on
Aginskoye approaches production
Korf, Koryaka, Russia — After years of struggle with environmentalists and the withdrawal of foreign investment, a Russian company is going it alone in its efforts to build the first hard-rock mine i…
NovaGold buoyed by drill results at Galore Creek
Vancouver — Recent drill results have given
Lundin Mining eyes Iranian project
Vancouver — For a total investment of A$4.5 million,
Birch Mountain raising $32 million (September 12, 2005)
Vancouver — Industrial mineral miner
Aurogin gets environmental nod at El Sastre (September 12, 2005)
Guatemala’s Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources has approved the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for