Apex drops Atna’s Chanarcillo property (October 22, 2002)
Vancouver — Apex Silver Mines (SIL-A) has elected not to participate in any further exploration of Atna Resource’s…
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Anglo extends Philippine find
Vancouver — Delineation drilling on the Boyongan prospect in the Philippines continues to churn out impressive cop…
Cambior profits from higher gold prices (October 22, 2002)
Riding higher gold prices, Cambior (CBJ-T) managed to post a tidy profit for the three months ended Sept. 30, the f…
Trading Summary (October 21, 2002)
A sliding bullion price sent the Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold stocks lower to start the week. The Gold Index dropp…
Sherritt, teachers eye Fording Coal
The Sherritt Coal Partnership II, an alliance between Sherritt International (S-T) and the Ontario Teachers’ Pensio…
Western Copper expands Chile Colorado
Vancouver — The latest results from an 8,100 metre drill program targeting the Chile Colorado zone has expanded th…
Partners propose for Salamandra
Already working on earning a half-interest in the Salamandra property in Mexico’s Senora state, Alamos Minerals (AA…
BHP Billiton bearish at Escondida as copper demand stays weak
Vancouver — Despite evidence of a weakening global economy dragging down demand for copper, diversified miner BHP Billiton (BHP-N) does not envisage further production cuts beyond 2002.”Today, we thi…
Boliden files suit against Spanish construction firm
Boliden’s Spanish subsidiary has filed a US$100-million lawsuit against Dragados y Construccines, a construction company, in connection with the failure of the tailings dam at Boliden’s Los Frailes m…
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Nevada pins hopes on higher gold price
For the first time in several years, there’s some cautious optimism in Nevada’s precious metals industry.Even though gold prices averaged US$271 per oz. in 2001, versus US$279 in the two previous year…
Newmont turns Black Hawk down
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has decided not to act on an option to earn earn a 55% stake in Black Hawk Mining’s (BHK-T) exploration properties in Nicaragua.Newmont had already sunk US$1.5 million into expl…