Noranda tables La Fortuna inferred resource
Noranda (NRD-T) has released an inferred mineral resource estimate for the La Fortuna porphyry copper-gold discover…
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Coeur extends high-grade
Vancouver — Idaho-based Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) has extended the high-grade gold-silver mineralization on the…
Ashton cuts kimberlite in Quebec
Vancouver — The initial results from an ongoing drill program by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has the potential…
Freeport launches trust
Vancouver — Seeking to improve relations with the indigenous community, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) aim…
Rex drills targets in Mauritania (September 24, 2001)
Rex Diamond Mining’s (RXD-T) drilling campaign at its Karet South permit in north-central Mauritania has turned up…
Namco thrown a line
Still hurting for cash after an accident disabled its NamSSol seabed crawler during operations off the coast of Nam…
Western Troy aims at quick ounces
With gold’s fortunes looking a bit brighter, junior Western Troy Capital Resources (WRY-V) has decided to resume bu…
Trading Summary (September 24, 2001)
The U.S. markets finally bounced on Monday and finished in positive territory after an abysmal week last week. The…
Antamina alters revenue forecast
Vancouver — Some two months after shipping its first load of concentrate, the massive Antamina copper-zinc mine in north-central Peru has cut its sales forecast for next year in response to falling m…
Aurora Platinum, Platinova print new 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 act…
Mining sculpture erected in Sudbury
The Sudbury Mining Heritage Sculpture, celebrating the city’s mining history, has been erected in Bell Park.The sculpture was unveiled in mid-September after several years in the planning stage.The pr…
Falco, De Beers study Gope
Having bought some time by securing a 3-year retention licence for the Gope diamond project in the central Kalahari district of Botswana, equal joint-venture partners Falconbridge (FL-T) and De Beers …