Western Copper goes it alone
Vancouver — Western Copper Holding’s (WTC-T) joint-venture partner, Lima, Peru-based Mauricio Hochschild & Cia, has dropped its option to earn a 68% interest in the Penasquito silver-lead-zinc proper…
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Royal Standard seeks PGMs
Denver — Royal Standard Minerals (RSM-M) has signed a letter of intent to acquire a half-interest in a platinum-palladium project in far-eastern Russia.The company will pay Geoprospects International…
Drilling enhances Alamo Dorado
Eight holes drilled along strike of the Alamo Dorado gold-silver deposit in Mexico’s Sonora state have confirmed the updip continuity on several sections.The work is part of an initial phase of infill…
CDNX breaks 3,000 mark in brisk trading
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange broke the 3,000 mark during the week ended April 24, as all indices posted gains. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index tacked on 50.17 points, or 1.7%, t…
Gold Funds (April 30, 2001)
Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$12.57$5.23Price$7.75$4.97Discount38.35…
Cacamuya takes a back seat to Mann
Vancouver — Historically low gold prices and high platinum-palladium prices have caused First Point Minerals (FPX-…
De Beers offer sweetened after institutions demur
The bid by a group led by Anglo American (AAUK-Q) to take De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) private has been ra…
Boliden posts another loss
Boliden (BOL-T) lost US$21.5 million on revenues of US$311.7 million in the three months ended March 31, marking th…
Eldorado slips into the red
Vancouver — Lower gold production and higher costs pushed Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) into the red during the first quar…
Teck enters hunt near Thunder Bay
Vancouver — The geology around Lake Nipigon in northern Ontario is quietly attracting the attention of major and j…
Trading Summary (April 27, 2001)
The Toronto Stock Exchange was little changed on April 27, with the main TSE 300 index lifting a paltry 7.02 points…
Partners eye Naartok
Vancouver — The latest drill results tabled by Miramar Mining (MAE-T) and Hope Bay Gold (HGC-T) continue to show i…