Tritton takes another blow (September 24, 2001)
Teck Cominco (TEK-T) has decided not to continue work at Nord Pacific’s (NPF-T) Tritton copper project in New South Wales, Australia.Nord Pacific and Cominco had been investigating the feasibility of …
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Dow plunges in wake of tragedy
Denver — Nearly a week after the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington D.C., trading resumed in a strongly negative fashion. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 702.11 points, or 7.3…
Russians step up pressure on Archangel
Denver — LUKoil, Russia’s largest oil company, is pressuring Archangel Diamond (AAD-V) to sign a document terminating all rights to the Verkhotina diamond licence in northern Russia.Archangel was giv…
Dianor investigates anomalies (September 24, 2001)
Dianor Resources (DOR-M) has begun field work over 14 airborne magnetic anomalies in the James Bay region of Quebec.The anomalies are clustered in a 100-sq.-km area, within granitic terrain near sever…
Mustang, Falco join forces
Vancouver — Mustang Minerals (YMU-V) has joined forces with Falconbridge (FL-T) to explore for diamonds in the Marten River area, near North Bay, Ont.Mustang has obtained a half-stake in the Marten R…
Transmitting nickel’s benefits
Superconductors wrapped in nickel alloy could some day cut electrical line losses in half, making transmission more efficient.Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laborato…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (September 24, 2001)
DateSept. 18Sept. 17Sept. 14Sept. 13Sept. 12HighLowTSE 3006844.506907.966890.857102.26C…
Goldcorp ups Red Lake
A better understanding of mineralization has led to a 25% increase in reserves at the Red Lake gold mine in northwestern Ontario.Goldcorp (G-T), which began commercial production at the year’s start, …
Gold and terrorism
In the wake of the terrorist attack on the U.S. on Sept. 11, at least some investors have looked to gold, the traditional haven in times of crisis.Gold prices responded swiftly, and the London morning…
Falco releases soil study results
Results from a soil study in Nickel Centre, northeast of Sudbury, Ont., indicate that soil contamination levels pose no immediate threat to area residents.The study is part of a broad, ongoing soil-te…
Peruvian engineers convene
Peruvian mining engineers will convene in San Diego, Calif., from Sept. 23 to 26. The theme will be mining’s contribution to social development.The conference provides a forum for debating issues rela…
Comsur eyes Don Mario (September 24, 2001)
Vancouver — The long and winding road to development of the Don Mario gold-silver-copper project may be on its final stretch, following the signing of a definitive agreement between Bolivia’s largest…