Partners boost Maverick
Vancouver — Drilling by partners Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V) and Colorado-based Vista Gold (VGZ-T) has intersected mineralization outside the known resource on the Maverick Springs property, so…
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New Blue Ice showing delivers goods
A kimberlite showing discovered last summer by Diamonds North Resources (DDN-T) at its wholly owned Blue Ice property on the Nunavut portion of Victoria Island has yielded a high count of microdiamond…
Alcoa to upgrade Baie-Comeau
Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Alcoa (AA-N) intends to spend $1 billion upgrading its smelter in Baie-Comeau, Que., to begin in late 2003.Under a deal with the Quebec government, the aluminum giant will invest…
Drill results augur well for DRC at Afton
Vancouver — DRC Resources (DRC-V) has tabled encouraging assay results from its Afton copper project, near Kamloops, B.C.This season’s drill program is part of a $4.7-million exploration program reco…
Rosebel gold project enters homestretch (December 30, 2002)
Cambior (CBJ-T) is a step closer to construction at its Rosebel gold project in Suriname after that country’s National Assembly agreed to remove state-owned Grassalco’s option on the project.Under a 1…
Nevada Star outlines target in Alaska
Vancouver — Exploration by Nevada Star Resource (NEV-V) has outlined a large massive-to-disseminated polymetallic target in the Dunite Hill (formerly Tangle-Lake) complex of its MAN project in Alaska…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 30, 2002)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,600/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.57/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$6.30-6.80/lb.Copper: Comex Mar US$0.7205/lb.Indium: Indi…
Spot Prices Monday December 23, 2002 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$343.90+6.85Silver$4.63+0.01Platinum$593.00-5.00P…
Trading Summary (December 27, 2002)
Despite a strong performance in the gold sector, the TSX lost 13.29-points to end the last Friday of 2002 at 6,595.
Rebels hit TVI’s Canatuan – again
Vancouver Less than a month after having been granted the final approvals to develop the Canatuan polymetallic pr…
Golden Star eyes US$75 million
Vancouver With the price of bullion hitting US$350 per oz., Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) is taking steps to adva…
Kinbauri wins damages
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded junior explorer Kinbauri Gold (YKB-V) compensatory damages of $1.