Pan American dishes Tres Cruces
Vancouver — Pan American Silver (PAA-T) has accelerated a deal to sell its 50% interest in the Tres Cruces gold pr…
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Glamis profit rises in 3Q
Higher gold prices combined with lower exploration and accounting expenses to keep Glamis Gold (GLG-T) profitable i…
Aurelian kicks of drill program at Condor
Vancouver — Aurelian Resources (ARU-V) has commenced a 1,500 metre drill program at its wholly-owned Condor gold p…
Diavik ramp-up on-track
As ramp-up to full production continues, the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories is processing kimberlite at rates ahead of planned levels.Ore processed during the third quarter of 2003 i…
Aurogin expands in Nfld.
Junior Aurogin Resources (AUQ-V) has increased the size of its Rambler copper-gold project in the Baie Verte area of Newfoundland.To earn a 100% interest in two claim groups, Aurogin must pay $100,000…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (November 03, 2003)
DateOct. 27Oct. 24Oct. 23Oct. 22Oct. 21HighLowTSX Composite7664.197614.407560.207711.24…
Band-Ore cuts more gold at Thorne (November 03, 2003)
Ongoing drilling at the Thorne gold property in Timmins, Ont., has returned encouraging results to Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T).The junior explorer has sunk seven more holes in the No. 7 zone, discovery…
Goldcorp cashes in on gold rally
Higher gold prices and a slew of encouraging earnings reports augured well for Canadian producers over the Oct. 21-28 report period. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold sub-group climbed 10.71 points to…
Northern Miner Indices (November 03, 2003)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T17.1%CamecoCCO-T3.3%FalconbridgeFL-T5.0%Freeport McM BFCX-N8.2%GoldcorpG-T4.3%IncoN-T8.7%Kinross GoldK-T4.3%Newmont MiningNEM…
South Atlantic eyes Swedish IOCG
A new copper-gold discovery has prompted South Atlantic Ventures (SAA-V) to increase the size of its exploration portfolio in Sweden’s Kiruna mining district.The Kiruna region is famous for the huge a…
Committee Bay seals deal with Gold Fields
Vancouver — With the results from a 1,477-metre drill program in hand, Gold Fields (GFI-N) has elected to proceed with a joint venture agreement at Committee Bay Resources’ (CBR-V) flagship gold prop…
Randgold ups Ashanti ante, omits cash (November 03, 2003)
True to its word, Randgold Resources (GOLD-Q) has boosted its all-share offer for Ghanaian-based Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N).Under the revised bid, Ashanti shareholders are being offered 0.56 of a Rand…