De Beers completes sample
De Beers Canada Exploration has collected additional mini-bulk drill samples from two of the highest-value pipes at the Kennady Lake joint venture in the Northwest Territories. The wholly owned subsid…
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Trans Hex digs Barra Grande
Trenching is yielding small but gem-quality diamonds at the Barra Grande property in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state.Earlier this year, Trans Hex International (THI-V) excavated 172 samples from Villa Bar…
PNWC makes grade at River Valley
Vancouver — Junior explorer Pacific North West Capital (PFN-V) continues to expand platinum-palladium mineralization at its River Valley project, near Sudbury, Ont.The 11,000-metre drill program is u…
Gold Fields pays off Tarkwa loan (May 21, 2001)
Denver — Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) has paid off the project loan for the Tarkwa gold mine in Ghana, three years ahead of schedule.The South African company used cash flow from operations, as well as proce…
Goldcorp posts record earnings
On the back of newfound production at the Red Lake mine in northwestern Ontario, Goldcorp (G-T) has posted its best quarterly earnings and cash flow in nearly a decade.Earnings in the three months end…
Eldorado posts loss
Vancouver — Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) slipped into the red during the first quarter as a result of lower overall production. The shortfall is attributed to a change in mining methods at the Sao Bento min…
Starfield hits high grade
Vancouver — The first hole of a 40,000-metre drill program has expanded the high-grade zone at the Ferguson Lake nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum-palladium project in Nunavut.Starfield Resources (SRU-V)…
Aurora insiders exercise warrants
The following insider trading transactions were recently reported in the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin:- Aurora Platinum (ARP-V) — Exploration Capital Partners, owner of more than 10% …
Glimmer mine shuts down
Partners Exall Resources (EXL-T) and Glimmer Resources (GME-V) have suspended production at their Glimmer gold mine in northern Ontario.The pair hopes to resume production in the near future, and, tow…
Boliden to issue shares, retain Chilean assets
Swedish-Canadian miner Boliden (BOL-T) says it will go ahead with a financial restructuring as its board of directo…
BHP shareholders okay merger
Shareholders of Australia’s BHP (BHP-N) voted in favour of a proposed US$32-billion merger with Billiton to create…
De Beers buyout okayed
Shareholders of De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) have approved an US$18.7-billion buyout offer that would see…