McWatters gets nod for highway move at Sigma
McWatters Mining’s (MCW-T) intense lobbying of three levels of government has paid off handsomely with an agreement to move a portion of the main highway leading into Val d’Or, Que.At McWatters’ Sigma…
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LME Warehouse Levels (August 20, 2001)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Aug. 14/01 (change from Aug. 7 in brackets):MetalStock (tonnes)ChangeAluminium677125(…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (August 20, 2001)
45.79 (+0.98)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Sherritt profits down
Nickel producer Sherritt International (S-T) saw lower profits in the first half of the year, owing to shrinking prices for its principal commodities and higher energy costs.During the six months ende…
Ashton tests northern projects
It continues to be business as usual for Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T), while Rio Tinto (RTP-N) shops around a 65.9% stake in the diamond explorer.Rio acquired the controlling block in late 2000 thr…
Quaterra discovers new targets
Vancouver A mapping and sampling program by Quaterra Resources (QTA-V) has discovered three new zones of platinum…
Radius moves rig to Sastre
Vancouver With the first seven reverse-circulation drill holes cutting low-grade gold mineralization in a carbona…
Cardero confirms high grades
Vancouver A five-hole drill program over the Condoryacu gold property in Argentina has confirmed the earlier-cut…
Northgate rides out low prices
Vancouver A one-time gain from the sale of its South American properties pushed Northgate Explorations (NGX-T) in…
Ivanhoe raises cash for Mongolian drilling
Encouraged by recent drilling on the Turquoise Hill copper-gold porphyry project in southern Mongolia, Ivanhoe Mine…
Cambior, Hope Bay complete land swap
Hope Bay Gold (HGC-T) and Cambior (CBJ-T) have completed a deal involving the swap of properties in French Guiana a…
Trading Summary (August 17, 2001)
The gold and precious minerals and metals and minerals subindexes were the lone bright spot on the Toronto Stock Ex…