Jobs at risk in UK power plant buyout
UK Coal says as many as 9,000 jobs could be lost if London-based BHP Billiton takes over Drax, the United Kingdom’s biggest power station.Drax buys a third of its fuel from UK Coal, but there are conc…
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Siwash drilling resumed
Junior Almaden Minerals (AMM-T) has launched a small drill program with view toward restarting the Siwash gold mine, near Merritt, B.C.In the 1990s, Siwash produced 51,750 oz. from 18,400 tons of ore….
Site visit: How do they do it? Volume, volume, volume
Chibougamau, Que. — When Franois Fleury, the general manager of the Troilus gold mine, praised the “ingenuity and tenacity” of the Troilus workforce, he had good reason to mean it. The mine, two hou…
Sur digs gold at Comval
Preliminary trenching by Sur American (SUR-V) has turned up bonanza gold grades at the Comval project in the Eastern Mindanao belt of the Philippines.Sur is focusing on a large epithermal zone in hope…
The value of Canadian mining
Despite significant growth in the Canadian economy over the past 20 years, the Canadian mining industry’s contribution to the gross domestic product has remained relatively stable within a range of 3….
Gammon to expand Northeast Ocampo
Dartmouth, N.S.-based Gammon Lake Resources (GAM-T) has launched a 65,000-metre drill campaign on its Northeast Ocampo gold-silver property in Mexico.The drilling is designed to expand and upgrade the…
Spot Prices Wednesday August 27, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$364.30+2.10Silver$5.000.00Platinum$696.00-8.00Pa…
Exchange Rates (September 01, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateAug. 26Aug. 25Aug. 22Aug. 21Aug. 20US$ in C$1.39021.39791.40991.4…
NAP sizes up Lac des les underground (September 01, 2003)
North American Palladium (PDL-T) will launch a full feasibility study of a proposed underground mining operation targeting the Main High Grade zone at its Lac des Iles palladium-platinum mine, 85 km n…
Freeport reduces debt
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold was the biggest newsmaker south of the border during the report period ended Aug. 26, as it announced it had converted US$311 million worth of notes into 21.8 million sh…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (September 01, 2003)
DateAug. 26Aug. 25Aug. 22Aug. 21Aug. 20HighLowTSX Composite7442.82…
Rio goes ahead at Aguablanca project
Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) has arranged a US$47-million debt facility to mine the Aguablanca nickel sulphide deposit in southwestern Spain.The facility, arranged with Investec Bank (U.K.) and Macqu…