Gold gives Nicaragua much-needed boost
Few countries have as sad a tale to tell as Nicaragua. Ravaged by a decade of civil war and strangled by a U.S. trade embargo in the 1980s, her economy was just beginning to recover when Hurricane Mit…
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Agnico-Eagle’s gold reserves approach 8 million oz. (March 08, 2004)
A year of furious drilling has allowed Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) to nearly double reserves to 7.9 million oz. gold at the LaRonde mine and nearby Lapa and Goldex exploration properties in northwester…
Gold miners stalk quarry in elephant country
Ghana was once known as “the gold coast of Africa,” and, with annual production of 2.3 million oz., the country remains the second-largest gold-producing nation on the continent.With the recent upswin…
Island of Sardinia wakes up to mineral exploration
Geologists are a rugged bunch, usually working without many of the amenities we commonly take for granted and in places where most of us would fear to tread. Well, that’s true of most geologists. Then…
UME whips San Gregorio into shape
Montevideo, Uruguay — One man’s poison has proved to be another man’s meat in Uruguay, thanks to Australian ingenuity, persistence, and good timing.Uruguay Mineral Exploration (UME-V) has not only tr…
The Northern Miner Indices (March 08, 2004)
North American Mining: 111.15 (+2.43)Small Producers: 123.03 (+0.61)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
First Associates’ Poirier favours Glencairn
The following is the first in a series of articles concerned with the stock picks of a select group of mining analysts and newsletter writers who follow the junior retail mining sector closely. This w…
Editorial Cartoon (March 08, 2004)
Loulo project shows potential of Senegal-Mali shear zone
Kniba, Mali — If West Africa has been the gold industry’s elephant country in the past decade, it is the Senegal-Mali shear zone where the biggest trophies have been bagged.The biggest, certainly, …
Southwestern Res. soars on Boka discovery
With shares trading at about $35, Southwestern Resources (SWG-T) has been given a rousing vote of confidence for its exploration efforts at the Boka gold project in southern China.The Vancouver-based …
Glencairn looks for new veins at El Limon
Leon, Nicaragua — Glencairn Gold (GGG-T) has begun a major hunt for new reserve ounces around its aging El Limon gold mine in Nicaragua.The Toronto-based junior acquired a 95% stake in the mine last …
Rare Earth explores nickel find at South Bay
Vancouver — With more than $3 million in its coffers, Rare Earth Metals (REM-V) is busy exploring its four mineral properties — three in Manitoba and one in Nevada.In Manitoba, the company is engage…