Stillwater inks recycling deal
Stillwater Mining (SWC-N) has signed long-term secondary metal sourcing agreement that will see Kentucky-based Powe…
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Band-Ore cuts more gold at Thorne (October 15, 2003)
Ongoing drilling at the Thorne gold property in Timmins, Ont., has returned more soothing results to Band-Ore Resou…
Noranda makes cuts at Horne, Perseverance on hold
In an effort to cut operating costs by up to $30 million, Noranda (NRD-T) plans to slash production at its Horne co…
Trading Summary (October 15, 2003)
Toronto’s mining stocks reversed course on Wednesday, with the gold dropping 1.29 points to 193.43 and the diversif…
Trading Summary (October 14, 2003)
The S&P/TSX composite index ended 115.81 points higher at 7,749.42 with the telecom issues alone in the red at the…
Knight Resources cuts more nickel at West Raglan
Vancouver–Harvey Keats-led Knight Resources(KNP-V) has tabled more encouraging results from its West Raglan nickel…
Barrick takes to Highland
Facing pressure from South Africa’s Reserve Bank to consolidate ownership or cut bait, Harmony Gold (HMY-N) has dea…
DRD nabs 20% of Porgera
South African-based Durban Roodepoort Deep (DROOY-Q) has agreed to acquire Australian-listed Oil Search Ltd.’s 20%…
Jilbey drills Taranga (October 14, 2003)
Drilling has begun at the Taranga gold permit in Burkina Faso, reports Jilbey Gold Exploration (JIB-V).The prop…
Springlake underground resumes
AfriOre (AFO-T) has resumed underground production at the Springlake anthracite mine, north of Dundee in Kwazulu Na…
Great Basin drills at Burnstone
Hunter-Dickinson-led Great Basin Gold (GBG-T) has tabled the results of a 25-hole, 19,000-metre drill program focused on Area 2 of the 400-sq.-km Burnstone property, 100 km southeast of Johannesburg, …
McWatters pulls plug at Sigma-Lamaque
McWatters Mining (MWA-T) has ceased mining at its money-losing Sigma-Lamaque open-pit operation in Val d’Or, Que. Milling, however, will continue until all stockpiled ore has been processed.Meanwhile,…