Ocampo recoveries confirmed
The latest batch of bottle roll metallurgy tests by Gammon Lake Resources (GAM-T) have confirmed the consistency of…
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Trading Summary (December 31, 2001)
The Toronto Stock Exchange had a quiet day, with light trading ending in a 13.44-point gain for the TSE 300 composi…
Starfield sets sights on high-grade
Vancouver — Armed with $1.6 million, Starfield Resources (SRU-V) hopes to enhance the economic prospects of the Fe…
DRC tables new Afton resource (December 31, 2001)
Vancouver – Deeper drilling by DRC Resources (DRC-V) has boosted the mineral resource at the past producing Afton c…
Gold Canyon finds more gallium sniffs at Cordero
Seven out of nine holes drilled by Gold Canyon Resources (GCU-V) on its Cordero project in Humboldt Cty., Nevada, h…
Candor completes flow-through financing
Recently listed Candor Ventures (CND-V) has raised $270,000 for exploration on its Ontario properties, with just ov…
Stock markets scrape bottom
TWENTY YEARS AGO/JANUARY 1982Anticipating an impending economic slump, stocks on all Canadian exchanges started reversing their long uptrend, ending 1981 sharply lower. In fact, the TSE suffered its t…
More drilling slated for Boyongan
Vancouver — The purchase of an additional 10% stake in Philex Mining’s (PGI-V) Boyongan copper-gold prospect in the Philippines has propelled Anglo American (AUUK-Q) to step up the pace of drilling.T…
War Eagle advances Mac tantalum property
Vancouver — War Eagle Mining (WEM-V) has released encouraging results from its Mac tantalum property in the Mackenzie Mountains of the Northwest Territories.The 45-sq.-km property features a tantalum…
Scrooge-like meanness grips TSE
EASTERN MARKETLast-minute selling before the Christmas holidays saw the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index fall 58.17 points over the Dec. 19-20 report period. The benchmark finished the shortened week …
Daily Metal Prices (December 31, 2001)
DateDec. 25Dec. 24Dec. 21Dec. 20Dec. 19Aluminiumnana1336.50/1350.501331/1346.501336/1357.50Al Alloynana1060/10911077/11001081/1115Coppernana1445.50/14691461/14851461/1486.50Leadn…
CDNX gears up for new year
WESTERN MARKETVancouver — Canada’s junior exchange managed to post modest gains on heavy volume over the holiday-shortened period ended Dec. 21. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite index ended the s…