General Minerals moves forward in China
Vancouver — A 25-hole drill program by General Minerals (GMC-T) has confirmed the grades of the surface mineraliza…
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Partners drill Yilgarn
Partners SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) and Caldera Resources (CDR-T) have completed a shallow aircore drilling prog…
Gabriel looks at scaled-back Rosia Montana
Gabriel Resources (GBU-T) has received the results of a second definitive feasibility study on its 80%-owned Rosia…
Sun sets on Homestake
In its final quarterly report before being absorbed into the Barrick Gold empire in mid-December, venerable gold miner Homestake Mining announced that lower production costs allowed it to post third-q…
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Storliden enters final stretch
With its decline more than half-finished, the Storliden project is taking shape as Sweden’s newest copper-zinc mine.Situated in the Skelleftea district, the project is owned by Swedish-based North Atl…
Spot Prices Wed. October 31, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$280.95+$4.80Silver$ 4.28+$0.03Platinum$427.00+$…
PDAC to focus on hot spots
The annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, slated for March 10-13, 2002, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, will feature a keynote session on exploration hot s…
Geita powers Ashanti
Ghana-based Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) saw its profits nearly double during the third quarter, thanks in part to increased production at its 50%-owned Geita mine in Tanzania.Earnings totalled US$14.5 …
Getchell drags down Placer (November 05, 2001)
Vancouver — A US$292-million writedown on the Getchell mine, near Winnemucca, Nev., pushed North America’s fourth-largest gold miner deep into the red during the third quarter.The one-time charge cau…
Starfield, Far West lead gainers
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange posted gains in the resource sector but not enough to keep the composite index from wallowing. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index dropped 6.2 points, o…