LionOre cuts new zone at Waterloo
LionOre Mining International (LIM-T) has cut a new zone of nickel sulphide mineralization on the Waterloo prospect,…
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Expatriate exits Fox River (February 04, 2002)
Vancouver — The Hunter Dickinson group (HD) will end up with a 15.7% stake in cash-strapped Expatriate Resources (…
Forestry permits delay work at Dairi
Vancouver — International Annax Ventures (IAX-V) reports that delays in the issuance of Forestry operating permits…
South Africa represented at PDAC
South Africa will have a national pavilion at the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, slated for March 10-13 in Toronto.The pavilion represents 12 mining companies…
Bauxite output doubles
After languishing during the first half of the 1990s, the bauxite and alumina industries have expanded in recent years, according to a report by London-based Roskill Information Services.The Economics…
Exchange Rates (February 04, 2002)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateJan. 29Jan. 28Jan. 25Jan. 24Jan. 16US$ in C$1.59041.61251.60791.6…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JANUARY 23-29
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N62575336.4434.6034.76+0.81…
Higher spending in Quebec
Total exploration and appraisal spending in Quebec in 2001 increased by 15% to reach $119 million in 2001 (this includes $73.7 million in off-minesite spending and $45.2 million in minesite spending),…
Nevada Pacific explores South Carlin
Vancouver — Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V) and partner Placer Dome (PDG-T) have begun a first-phase, US$670,000 program aimed at exploring the South Carlin project in Nevada. The project is in the Carli…
Mongolian copper-gold find returns hot intercept
The latest drill results from the Turquoise Ridge copper-gold porphyry discovery in southern Mongolia show that the Southwest Oyu zone has high grades and considerable size potential, prompting Ivanho…
Dealing with language
One of the topics that comes up from time to time in the Strategic Export Marketing Program, organized by the Canadian Association of Mining Equipment and Services for Export (CAMESE), is the use of f…
NovaGold doubles Donlin Creek resource
Vancouver — NovaGold Resource (NRI-T) has expanded the resource estimate for its Donlin Creek deposit in Alaska.The measured and indicated resource has increased 92% to 4.4 million contained ounces, …