NAME CHANGES (September 24, 2001)
Zim Gold Resources (ZIM-V) has changed its name to Noise Media (NMA-V) on a 1-new-for-1-old share basis.Icelandic Gold (YCE-V) has changed its name to PGM Ventures (YPG-V)…
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Breakwater tables Langlois feasibility study (September 24, 2001)
An independent feasibility study of Breakwater Resources’ (BWR-T) Langlois zinc mine near Val d’Or, Que., recommends that $16 million be spent on development work before production resumes.The revised…
PEOPLE (September 24, 2001)
Boliden — Carl Bennet, Goran Collert, Jan Johansson, Robert McDermott, Kjell Nilsson, Robert Stone, Anders Sundstrom, and Frederick Telmer appointed directors.European Goldfields — Larry Kornze appo…
Terrorist attacks upset forecasts
It now seems a long time ago that market commentators debated whether a recovery was to take place this year or next; it seems a long time ago when each piece of economic data out of the U.S. was eage…
Facts need checking
Stuart McDougall recently wrote a front-page article on the expanded Lac des les palladium mine in northwestern Ontario (T.N.M., Sept. 10-16/01). While his report on current activities may be factual…
Denison cleans up Hope Brook
Denison Environmental Services, together with Innova Quest, will oversee the reclamation of the former Hope Brook mine site in southwestern Newfoundland.The companies were chosen from six proposals su…
Diamondex tests Carat kimberlite
Kimberlite samples from drilling by Diamondex Resources (DSP-V) on the Carat property in the Northwest Territories have been submitted to Lakefield Research for microdiamond analysis.The samples were …
Noranda takes down placement in Metallica
Denver — As part of a revised joint-venture agreement for the El Morro copper project in northern Chile, Noranda (NRD-T) will buy US$1 million worth of shares in Metallica Resources (MR-T).Noranda wi…
BHP disappointed at DHK, WI claims in NWT
Diamond explorer Archon Minerals (ACS-V) has come up empty after drilling 14 geophysical targets on the DHK and WI claim blocks in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories.A year ago, BHP Dia…
Wawa diamond hunt slow but steady
Fed by initial prospecting successes, the Wawa diamond hunt may have stirred some enthusiasm in its early days, but it now appears to be settling down to slower and more systematic exploration.The are…
Hunters busy at Fort la Corne
Vancouver — Three large-diameter (24-inch) reverse circulation drill holes have been completed to date on the kimberlite body dubbed 141 at the Fort la Corne joint-venture diamond project in northe…
Ashton discovers kimberlite south of Coronation Bay
A decision by Northern Empire Minerals (NEM-V) to fund its share of drilling on the Kikerk Lake diamond joint-venture project has paid off with the discovery of a new kimberlite body, dubbed Potentill…