Trading Summary (August 04, 2004)
The Toronto Stock Exchange shed 1.2% to end at 8,362.96 as all of its subindices ended in the red on Wednesday. The…
News
Wide massive sulphide intersection at High Lake West
Recent drill holes at the High Lake West Zone base metal deposit in Nunavut have intersected wide intervals of mass…
Partners expand Essakan resource (August 03, 2004)
Orezone Resources (OZN-T) and Gold Fields (GFI-N) have updated the resource estimate for the Essakan main zone at t…
New gold zones found at Jinlonggou (August 03, 2004)
Afcan Mining (AFK-T) continues to expand the resource at its Jinlonggou gold deposit in the west-central Chinese pr…
AfriOre aims to turn coal to gold (August 03, 2004)
Afriore (AFO-T) plans to sell its stake in one South African coal asset plus half of another to help develop its ex…
Pine Valley debuts as coal producer
Vancouver – Six years after receiving approval, Pine Valley Mining (PVM-V) has finally begun commercial-scale coal…
Northgate ups earnings, optimizing Kemess
Vancouver – Mid-tier gold miner Northgate Minerals (NGX-T) delivered greatly improved net earnings of US$9 million,…
Price volatility expected for copper
Although copper recently lost its upside momentum, we believe downside risk to prices is limited beyond technical support targets because of sheer physical shortages and modest speculative length. However, high price volatility is likely to persis…
The Northern Miner Indices (August 02, 2004)
North American Mining: 99.32 (-3.91)…
Falco flies high in Q2
Higher metal prices offset lower production and increased mining costs for
Social imperatives
Long gone are the days of mineral exploration companies entering a region and operating with little to no social involvement on a local, regional or national level.
Securities reform tops agenda
Securities reform has been a major issue for the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) since 2001, and remains a priority.