Anooraq drills Drenthe
Infill drilling by Anooraq Resources (ARQ-V) has reduced, by half, the drill-hole spacing on the central portion of the Drenthe farm, in South Africa’s Bushveld igneous complex.Highlights from the pro…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Rio Blanco looks good
Prefeasibility work by GRD Minproc for London-based Monterrico Metals (MNA-L) at the Rio Blanco copper project in Peru suggests a net present value of US$320 million and an internal rate of return of …
Metals Commentary: Bright outlook for precious metals
All the key trends that have contributed to rising gold prices over the past year remain in place. The strong price recovery in commodities across all sectors continues to attract investment into prec…
Aurelian cuts high grades in Ecuador
Zamora, Ecuador — Aurelian Resources (ARU-V) has intersected spectacularly high-grade gold values in the first hole drilled at its 100%-owned Condor project in southeastern Ecuador.The Toronto-based …
Rubicon expands Jaclyn’s dimensions
Midway through a drilling program at the Golden Promise project in central Newfoundland, Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T) has determined that the deposit’s Jaclyn vein zone is bigger than expected.Rubicon opt…
Editorial Cartoon (December 29, 2003)
Exchange Rates (December 29, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateDec. 22Dec. 19>Dec. 18Dec. 17US$ in C$1.33151.33971.32921.3251…
Radius tallies Tambor gold
Vancouver — An independent estimate commissioned by Radius Explorations (RDU-V) suggests that the Tambor property in Guatemala has a resource equivalent to 274,000 oz. gold.Based on a cutoff grade of…
Sabotage
The following is an excerpt from Glitter & Greed: The Secret World of the Diamond Cartel. The author, a journalist and human rights activist, has written about De Beers Consolidated Mines for roughly …
Monument Bay yields gold
Drilling by partners Bema Gold (BGO-T) and Wolfden Resources (WLF-T) has intersected two gold-mineralized shoots near the Twin Lakes West zone on the Monument Bay property, 650 km northeast of Winnipe…
Ghana gives nod to Newmont’s Ahafo
The Parliament of Ghana has unanimously approved a foreign investment agreement with Newmont Mining (NEM-N), paving the way for construction of the Ahafo gold project in the Brong Ahafo region.The agr…
Spot Prices Monday, Dec. 22, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$409.70+1.45Silver$5.66 +0.12Platinum$826.00-30.00…