Taurus moves forward at Fenelon
Vancouver — With a new resource estimate in hand, International Taurus Resources (ITS-V) is aiming to launch a pil…
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Andean American ramps up Santa Rosa
Vancouver — Despite heavy rains and encountering clay lenses in the pit, Andean American Mining (AAG-V) has manage…
Trading Summary (April 29, 2002)
The golds finally took a breather on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Monday falling 15.34 points to close at 6,665.02…
LionOre’s Waterloo anything but (April 29, 2002)
Drilling at the southern end of the Waterloo discovery on the Wildara property in Western Australia continues to re…
Ivanhoe cranks up South Korean mine
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has begun milling stockpiled ore at its Eunsan mine in South Korea.The stockpiled materia…
Rockwell moves forward in Quebec
Vancouver — A 1,771-metre drill program over the Haut Plateau nickel-copper property in east-central Quebec has re…
Grayd goes to Gander
Vancouver — Junior Grayd Resource (GYD-V) has inked a deal with a private St. John’s-based company to pick up a si…
Arthur Brant
Dr. Arthur A. Brant, a founding father of mining geophysics, died recently at the age of 91 in Tucson, Ariz.’Doc Brant,’ as he was familiarly referred to by his many students and colleagues at Newmont…
Dubai aims to secure half of gold trade
Dubai, once dubbed the “city of gold,” will soon have a metal and commodities centre for trading in the yellow metal, diamonds and other commodities.The Dubai Metals and Commodities Centre (DMCC) will…
PT Inco squeaks out quarterly profit
Higher nickel-matte output by Inco’s (N-T) 59%-owned Indonesian subsidiary PT Inco helped offset a sharp drop in realized nickel prices during the first quarter.Situated on the island of Sorowako, PT …
Miramar hits targets despite setback
Vancouver — During the first quarter, Miramar Mining’s (MAE-T) operations at Yellowknife, N.W.T., were well on their way to establishing a solid base for a productive year. However, the temporary sus…
Suncor expands with Project Millennium
Suncor Energy (SU-T), Canada’s third-largest integrated oil company, is in the midst of a massive expansion of its Oil Sands operation, north of Fort McMurray, Alta., a move that should see the compan…