Caledonia dusts off Barbrook gold mine
With the price of gold on the rise, Caledonia Mining (CAL-T) is re-evaluating the geology at its Barbrook mine in South Africa, hoping to resume production.Production was suspended in the summer of 19…
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Aluminum smelter planned for Vancouver Island
A proposed 360,000-tonne-per-year aluminum smelter on Vancouver Island could be operating in 4.5 years.Alberni Aluminum, or Al2Co., will pursue regulatory approval for the $1.5-billion project in Port…
PEOPLE (July 22, 2002)
Anglovaal — Richard Menell appointed chairman; David Murray appointed CEO; Jan Steenkamp appointed COO.Athlone — Henk Van Alphen appointed director.
Trading Summary (July 19, 2002)
The golds rallied for a second straight day gaining 1.82 points or 1% to 183.72 but it was not enough to stave off…
Casa Berardi drilling extends gold zone to east
Drilling by Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) at the inactive Casa Berardi goldmine in northwestern Quebec, testing extension…
CVRD eyes Peru
Vancouver — Brazilian-based Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) and London-based Antofagasta Plc have agreed to team…
Starfield cuts more sulphides at Ferguson Lake
Vancouver — While drilling infill drilling the West zone mineralization on its Furguson Lake property in Nunavut S…
Trading Summary (July 18, 2002)
The golds pulled out of their recent slide gaining 4.31 points or 2.4% to 181.90. Combined with a near-2% gain by t…
Ivanhoe cuts more high-grade in Mongolia
Vancouver — Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has cut more high-grade gold and copper in drill hole KH003 at the Kharmagtai pr…
Minera Andes tables El Pluma resource
Vancouver — An independent resource estimate on the Huevos Verdes and Saavedra West zones has enhanced the economi…
Low costs at El Peon buoy Meridian (July 18, 2002)
Meridian Gold (MNG-T) has posted net income of US$11.3 million for the second quarter of 2001, as its El Peon gold…
Lower output whacks Freeport earnings
True to its warning two weeks ago, Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) bottom line has been heavily dented by…