Renard 2 potential confirmed
The latest 2.5-tonne sample from the Renard 2 pipe has yielded 1.62 carats of diamonds greater than 0.85 mm in diam…
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DFI to reassess Marshall Fork
Having recently resumed diamond production from the Marshall Forks area of its Luderitz offshore diamond concession…
Exchange Rates (January 27, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateJan. 21Jan. 20Jan. 17Jan. 16Dec. 15US$ in C$1.53301.53471.53541.5…
Daily Metal Prices (January 27, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateJan. 21Jan. 20Jan. 17Jan. 16Jan. 15Al Alloy1410/137…
Golds rebound, base metals sink with broad market
The S&P-TSX composite index traded in a narrow range over the Jan. 15-21 report period, closing down 70.58 points at 6,740.40.The golds fared better, rising 5.7 points to 193.40. The sub-group got a p…
Kenya gives nod to Tiomin’s Kwale
Kenyan approval of the environmental management plan for the Kwale titanium-sands project sent shares in Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) soaring more than 42% in early trading in Toronto on Jan. 21.The appro…
Juniors join forces
Juniors St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T), Royal Victoria Minerals (RVM-V) and United Tex-Sol Mines (UTX.A-V) have taken a cue from their larger peers and decided to merge.The 3-way merger calls…
Pele’s Cristal yields large stone (January 27, 2003)
Lakefield Research has recovered a 0.72-carat diamond from Pele Mountain Resources’ (GEM-V) Cristal occurrence, on the Festival property, near Wawa, Ont.The stone measures 4.42 by 4.28 by 3.58 mm and …
Plexmar raises Otish funds (January 27, 2003)
Plexmar Resources (PLE-T) has raised $457,000 for its Papaskwasti and Discovery diamond properties in Quebec’s Otish Mountains.At Papaskwasti, the junior will begin drilling after it analyzes results …
South Atlantic hot on Swedish targets; Rio Narcea
Drilling will follow relogging and sampling of existing coreVancouver — South Atlantic Ventures (saa-v) has begun exploring for Olympic Dam-style deposits of iron oxide, copper and gold (IOCG) in nor…
Namex drills sulphides at Woods Creek (January 27, 2003)
Two holes drilled by Namex Exploration (NME-V) have confirmed the extension of sulphide mineralization beneath the Woods Creek showing in northern Ontario.The showing, which yielded 1.22% copper, 0.95…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (January 27, 2003)
DateJan. 21Jan. 20Jan. 17Jan. 16Jan. 15HighLow…