BRT fails to yield base metals
Vancouver The first round of drilling over the BRT massive sulphide showing on the Foremore property in northwest…
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Trading Summary (October 06, 2003)
The Toronto Stock Exchange began the week with a 43.28-point climb to 7,562.87 on Monday, as the technology stocks…
Bright Star eyes West Pogo
Vancouver Junior Bright Star Ventures(BSV-V) has picked up a 35% interest in prospective ground some 8 km west of…
Fortune cashes up
Fortune Minerals (FT-T) has privately placed 643,500 units at 70 apiece to The Contrarian Resource Fund and three…
Outokumpu cashes in Inmet shares
Finland’s Outokumpu has raised 23 million euros via the sale of about 4 million shares in Inmet Mining (IMN-T)….
Newmont eyes Ghana for growth
Vancouver — Denver-based Newmont Mining (NEM-N) expects production to rise by 5.5% this year, reaching 7.2-7.4 million oz. (Thereafter, from 2004 to 2006, yearly output will settle down to 7 million …
A commodity economy needs a commodity currency Swede reason
As the Canadian dollar continues to rise against its U.S. counterpart, the occasional bleats from the commentariat in favour of a monetary union with the United States are fewer and quieter. It seems …
Plexmar hikes to Peru (October 06, 2003)
Junior Plexmar Resources (PLE-V) has inked a deal to earn a full interest in the Marilia gold property in the Cajamarca department of northern Peru.The property, which covers 5 sq. km, is 15 km west o…
Mindoro, Panoro team up in Philippines
Vancouver — With drills turning on the Lobo property and metallurgical tests planned for the nearby Archangel project in the Philippines, Mindoro Resources (MIO-V) has dealt a portion of its Surigao …
Royalty financing
Royalty financing provides companies with an additional potential source of funds for exploration, project development and other financing needs. The basic concept of royalty finance is that a company…
American Mining Hall of Fame inducts three
The 21st annual American Mining Hall of Fame awards banquet, sponsored by the Mining Foundation of the Southwest, will be held at the Sheraton Tucson in Tucson, Ariz., on Dec. 6.Each year, several ind…
Metals Commentary: Nickel strong as copper improves
CopperAs demand indicators are improving, the focus is shifting more towards copper’s supply side and the potential for restart of idled capacity as prices rise.In contrast to the other base metal mar…