People (September 17, 2007)
Abcourt Mines — Charles Belanger appointed VP of mines.
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Obituary (September 17, 2007)
Paul Brown Paul Brown passed away suddenly after completing a day’s work at the Dome mine, in Timmins, Ont., part of the Porcupine Joint Venture managed by Goldcorp. He was…
High-grade gold at Three Bluffs
Vancouver — The initial batch of assays from drilling at Committee Bay Resources’ (CBR-V, CBYRF-O) Three Bluffs deposit, in Nunavut, has returned some significant gold grades over good widths.
Nokomis expands to south
Duluth Metals (DM-T, DULMF-O) has intersected more copper, nickel and platinum group element mineralization on its Nokomis deposit, on the Maturi Extension project in northeastern Minnesota.
Kinross to partner with Linear Gold at Ixhuatan
Vancouver — Five years of work on the Ixhuatan gold-copper-molybdenum project have paid off for Linear Gold (LRR-T, LGCFF-O), which recently signed an agreement bringing Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) on …
Core from Northair’s EL Reventon shows strong silver
Vancouver — The first drill results from International Northair Mines’ (INM-V, INNHF-O) El Reventon project, in Mexico, are revealing strong near-surface silver mineralization.
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Camec caves on Katanga bid
Central African Exploration and Mining Co. (Camec) (CEAMF-O, CFM-L) did the expected last week when it withdrew its all-share offer for Toronto Stock Exchange-listed Katanga Mining (KAT-T, KATFF-O).
Tabakoto to shut down (September 17, 2007)
Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) has announced it will mothball the Tabakoto gold mine in western Mali, citing low grades and poor operating performance.
Fury Explorations upgrades resource at Taylor
Fury Explorations (FUR-V, FURXF-O) says a new resource estimate for its open-pit silver mine project near Ely, Nev., bodes well for the startup of production, scheduled for the fourth quarter of next …
Daily Metal Prices (September 17, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $703.50 +30.00 Silver $12.57 +0.74 Platinum $1257.00 +35.00 Palladium $334.00 +5.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $12.42 -0.30 Lead $1.32 -0.04 Copper $3.28…