Saskatchewan kimberlite yields large stone
Vancouver — Preliminary results from a minibulk sample collected from the 140-141 kimberlite on the Fort a la Corn…
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Spring drilling extends zone at Monument Bay
Drilling at the Monument Bay property in northeastern Manitoba has extended a known mineralized zone of the Twin La…
Bear Creek eyes Estrella
Vancouver — Newly minted Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V) has launched a 1,000 metre drill program over the Estrella gold…
Trading Summary (May 20, 2003)
The Toronto market crawled back from an initial drop on Tuesday, with the TSX Composite index finishing at 6,732.11…
Northern Empire Stornoway set merger
Vancouver – Earlier this month, BHP Billiton (BHP-N) picked up a 20% stake in the Aviat diamond project in Nunavut…
NAP coasts on stronger loony
The weaker U.S. dollar has enabled North American Palladium (PDL-T) to overcome substantial increases in operating…
Peruvian regulator returns preliminary review of Tambogrande
The Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales (Inrena), the Peruvian government agency charged with advising the gov…
Eldorado revises production estimates at Sao Bento
Vancouver — The strengthening Brazilian currency combined with Eldorado Gold’s (ELD-T) capital expansion plan has…
Apex revises San Cristobal
Prompted by new regulatory guidelines, Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) has updated its reserve estimate for the advanced San Cristobal silver-zinc project in southwestern Bolivia.Proven and probable reserve…
Exchange Rates (May 19, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMay 13May 12May 9May 8May 7US$ in C$1.38981.38871.39271.3952…
Golds slump in quiet market
The Toronto market plunged early in the five trading days May 7-13 but rallied to finish the period fractionally higher. The TSX composite index closed May 13 at 6,702.91, up 9.2 points over the previ…
No waiver for Goldstream-Willa (May 19, 2003)
Vancouver — The British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office will not grant the Goldstream-Willa gold project a waiver under the environmental assessment process.The move came as a surprise to pr…