Drill turns at Victoria mine
Vancouver — Partners Celtic Minerals (CME-V) and Inmet Mining (IMN-T) have launched a 2,500-metre drill program ov…
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Trading Summary (September 11, 2001)
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s 300 composite Index fell 295.9 points, or more than 4%, before trading was halted on T…
Starfield boosts West zone (September 10, 2001)
Vancouver — Undeterred by low copper and nickel prices, junior Starfield Resources (SRU-V) continues to extend the…
MZ Lake yields diamondiferous sills
Vancouver — Three of the four near-surface, sub-parallel kimberlite sills cut by De Beers Canada Exploration in th…
Intrepid tables mixed results (September 10, 2001)
Vancouver — A 1,047-metre drill program over the Aldea El Zapote silver project in El Salvador has prompted operat…
Yatela officially opens
After pouring its first 22.8-kg gold bar in early May, a month ahead of schedule and US$2 million below budget at U…
McKenzie Bay sells Kelsey Lake
Junior McKenzie Bay International (MKBY-O) has inked a deal to sell the Kelsey Lake open-pit diamond mine, a past-p…
Dianor investigates anomalies (September 10, 2001)
Dianor Resources (DOR-M) has begun a program of field work over 14 airborne magnetic anomalies in the James Bay reg…
Trading Summary (September 10, 2001)
The Toronto Stock Exchange recovered slightly after opening lower on Monday but still finished off 24.07 points at…
AngloGold bids for Normandy (September 10, 2001)
Moving to expand and diversify its gold portfolio, AngloGold (AU-N) has launched an all-share bid to acquire Normandy Mining (NDY-T), Australia’s largest gold miner.Creating what it describes as the “…
Currency hedges hit earnings in Australia
A local currency that had lost a fifth of its value against the U.S. dollar might have been expected to help local commodity producers make near-windfall profits, as costs stayed static and revenues t…
Julietta mine to start up in fourth quarter
Only months after low gold prices forced the closure of its high-cost Refugio mine in Chile, Bema Gold (BGO-T) has announced a fourth-quarter startup for its 79%-owned, fully-financed Julietta gold-si…