Drilling heats up at Phuoc Son
Vancouver — Drill results from the Bai Go portion of the Phuoc Son gold property in Vietnam have expanded the high-grade core of the mineralization for partners Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-V), Ivan…
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Hedging boosts Placer Dome’s results
Helped by a hedging program that generated a US$50-premium for every ounce of gold produced at its international stable of mines, Placer Dome (PDG-T) posted a US$49-million profit for the first six mo…
Mindoro permit withdrawn
The cancellation of a key permit by a branch of the Philippine government has forced Crew Development (CRU-T) to suspend development at its nickel laterite project on the island of Mindoro.The licence…
Expo-Ungava yields more PGMs
Having taken another look at some assay pulps from four holes collared by a previous operator on the Expo-Ungava copper-nickel deposit in 1997, Canadian Royalties (CZZ-V) is reporting more platinum an…
Rapu Rapu closer to production
With an environmental permit in hand, Australian-based Lafayette Mining is proceeding with development of the Rapu Rapu massive-sulphide mine in the Philippines.Situated in Albay province, on the isla…
Partners granted Ntotoroso licence (July 30, 2001)
Equal partners Moydow Mines International (MOY-T) and Normandy Mining (NDY-T) have been granted a 30-year mining lease for the Ntotoroso gold project in west-central Ghana.Over the past four years, No…
Arctic Platinum hits 6 million oz.
Vancouver — Results from a 25,700-metre drill program have prompted South African-based Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) and Finnish-based Outokumpu to more than double the previous resource estimate at their Ar…
Tiberon expands Nui Phao
Vancouver — Junior Tiberon Minerals (TBR-V) reports that drilling at the Nui Phao polymetallic project in Vietnam has extended the mineralized zone to the southeast.Hole 38, collared southeast of a p…
Shareholders OK merger
Minority shareholders of Cominco (CLT-T) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the company’s planned merger with parent Teck (TEK-T), and the British Columbia Supreme Court has approved the merger’s …
Archon unsuccessful at drilling targets in NWT
Dentonia Resources (DTA-V), a one-third owner of DHK Diamonds, reports that the first four of five airborne “Falcon” targets to be drill-tested by Archon Minerals (ACS-V) on the DHK and WI joint-ventu…
Newmont on track for production targets
Despite a disappointing second quarter, Newmont Mining (NEW-N) says it is on track to meet this year’s targets of 5.4 million oz. gold produced at a total cash cost of US$180 per oz.Production in the …
Analyst compares Gabriel’s go-it-alone and sales options
Senior gold producers are still interested in buying non-producing companies with advanced projects . . . but not at any price, and certainly not without a hard-nosed look at project economics. That’s…