Southern Rio cuts gold at 3Ts project (March 02, 2004)
Vancouver — Southern Rio Resources (SNZ-V) has tabled encouraging assay results following exploration drilling on…
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Pathfinder to drill-test Zulema
A 2,000-metre drilling program will test geophysical and other targets identified by Pathfinder Resources (PHR-V) a…
Trading Summary TSX – Venture
Vancouver Canada’s junior exchange started the week off on a bullish note as advancing stocks beat declining stoc…
Association tackles Colorado county cyanide ban
The Colorado Mining Association (CMA) has launched legal action against a ban on heap-leach cyanide mining in Color…
Trading Summary (March 01, 2004)
Canada’s diversified mining crowd stole the show on Monday jumping 8.94 points, or nearly 4%, to end at 239.73. The…
Falco’s non-production staff ratifies new deal
Falconbridge (FL-T) has avoided another strike at its Sudbury operations by inking some 220 unionized office, cleri…
Olympus boosts Phuoc Son stake
Shares in Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-V) dropped nearly 10% in early trading in Vancouver on Mar. 1, after the co…
Fronteer to raise $6.0 million
Vancouver — Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T) intends to raise $6 million through a private placement financing.
BHP signs Chinese steel deal
Anglo-Australian giant BHP Billiton (BHP-N) has inked a US$9-billion deal to annually ship some 12 million tonnes o…
Gold searching for support
London-based Gold Fields Mineral Services (GFMS) predicts gold prices will continue rallying during the first half of 2004, perhaps surpassing US$450 per oz. before the end of June. The consulting fir…
Wheaton River on a roll
It doesn’t get much better than this — a 325% increase in production, a 66% reduction in cash costs, and a 600% reserve increase. And all in the space of a year.Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) produce…
US Supreme Court sides with coal miners
The U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to consider if the U.S. government improperly loosened rules for underground coal mining operations. Environmental groups had argued that 3,500 acres of nationa…