Kennecott targets GQ stones (October 29, 2001)
An agreement with Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T) sets the stage for Kennecott Canada Exploration to earn a majority interest in the GQ diamond property, near Wawa, Ont.Kennecott, which is a unit of Rio Ti…
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NAME CHANGES (October 29, 2001)
Fosters Resources (FRE-V) has changed its name to Blue Mountain Resources (BMR-V) on a 1-new-for-4-old-share basis.Totem Mining (TOH-V) has changed its name to Comcorp Ventures…
Gold price stalls development
Gold mining and gold exports play a vital role in many countries in the Asia-Pacific region, but their future economies are threatened by the low international price of the precious metal. Exploration…
Twin Mining tests Cargo 1 find
Twin Mining (TWG-T) completed summer drilling at the Jackson Inlet property in Nunavut by sinking a second hole into the Cargo 1 kimberlite discovery to delineate the pipe.Drilled at a right angle to …
CDNX mining index leads way
Vancouver — Except for technology, Canada’s junior exchange posted gains on all sub-indices during the report period ended Oct. 23. The Canadian Venture Exchange closed the week up 45.69 points, or 1…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, OCTOBER 17-23
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N48713134.2331.3033.75+0.94…
Imperial project granted new lease on life
Vancouver — The stalled permitting process for Glamis Gold’s (GLG-T) Imperial project in Southern California got a…
Cambior post loss on lower revenue
Cambior (CBJ-T) has posted lower earnings for the three months ended September 30, owing to lower revenues and adju…
CVRD eyes copper in Brazil (October 26, 2001)
Vancouver — The world’s largest producer of iron ore has inked a US$42.5-million deal with Phelps Dodge (PD-N) to…
Stillwater rethinks East Boulder
Platinum producer Stillwater Mining (SWC-N) posted net income of US$10.3 million (or 26 per share) for the third q…
NNO lines up African gold miner
Vancouver-based Northern Orion Explorations (NNO-T) has inked an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in Ditchburn…
Trading Summary (October 26, 2001)
Bargain hunters helped the Toronto Stock Exchange to a 61.21-point gain to end the week at 7,004.9 points on Friday…