Goldcorp earnings up on Red Lake production
Goldcorp (G-T) has announced improved third-quarter earnings on higher production and improved gold prices.For the three months ended Sept. 30, the company earned US$10.6 million (or 13 per fully dil…
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INAC extends contract with diamond valuator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) has extended its diamond valuation contract with Diamonds International Canada (DICAN) for two more years. The original 3-year contract recently expired.DICAN…
Partners expand Legris Lake
A 1,000-metre drilling program by equal partners Avalon Ventures (AVL-V) and Starcore Resources (SOE-V) has extended the depth of platinum group element mineralization at the Legris Lake polymetallic …
Producer and Dealer Prices (October 29, 2001)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,400/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.60/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.27/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$7.40-8.40/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.63/lb.Indium: Indiu…
Noranda keeps gobbling up Falco shares
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) — FMR Corp., which must report its trading activ…
Cameco, Pioneer beget uranium explorer
Cameco (CCO-T) and Pioneer Metals (PSM-T) plan to create a public company named UEX, which will explore for uranium in the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan.The proposed deal calls for Pioneer sharehold…
IMA rewarded in Peru
IMA Exploration (IMR-V) is encouraged by early drill results from a gold-enriched massive sulphide showing on the Rio Tabaconas property in northwestern Peru.The junior recently completed a 30-hole, 1…
Silver Standard boosts Bowdens resource (October 29, 2001)
Following a 2-year, 32-hole drill program at its Bowdens deposit in New South Wales, Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V) has increased measured and indicated resources by 25%.The measured and indicated …
Drilling keeps Canadian Zinc bullish at Prairie Creek
Vancouver — Junior Canadian Zinc (CZN-T) remains encouraged by drill results at its wholly owned Prairie Creek zinc-lead-silver property in the Northwest Territories.Recently, the company completed s…
METAL PRICES (October 29, 2001)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateOct. 23Oct. 22Oct. 19Oct. 18Oct. 17Aluminium…
Oliver poised to merge with private company
Vancouver — Oliver Gold (OGO-V) has proposed merging with privately owned Hastings Resource, which holds the rights to the Ona-Puma nickel laterite project, in the northern Brazilian state of Par.H…
Santa Rosa yields gold for refining
From its pilot plant at the Santa Rosa project in southeastern Peru, Andean American Mining (AAG-V) has delivered the first 7.8 kg of gold concentrates for refining. The shipment sold for US$282.60 pe…