A survey shows that 18% of South African miners are infected with HIV-AIDS.The survey was conducted among workers at 26 South African mining and manufacturing companies, and 18 other companies based e…
Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) made a modest profit during the latest quarter of production at the Don Mario gold mine in eastern Bolivia.The mine entered production at the rate of 700 tonnes per day in July…
The board of Gulf International Minerals (GIM-T) plans to appoint a committee of independent directors to investigate a controversy involving its former president, Alastair Ralston-Saul.The company’s …
A warehouse fire has forced Bema Gold (BGO-T) to scale back mining and milling at the Julietta gold mine in Russia’s Far East.No one was hurt in the fire, which destroyed most of the operation’s spare…
It took eight years, but De Beers Canada Exploration and GGL Diamond (GGL-V) finally returned to the Doyle Lake sill in 2003 after a federally appointed tribunal upheld an earlier 1996 decision awardi…
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$401.45-12.45Silver$6.54 -0.10Platinum$858.00+1.00…
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,700/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.10/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.55/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$24-28/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$1.326/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$375/kg.Iridium: Mi…
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateFeb. 24Feb. 23Feb. 20Feb. 19Feb. 18US$ in C$1.32801.33571.34401.3…
DateFeb. 24Feb. 23Feb. 20Feb. 19Feb. 18HighLowTSX Composite8604.99…
Cambior’s (CBJ-T) major shareholder, Japanese-based Jipangu, has cut its ties with the Quebec gold miner by selling 10.4 million shares.The private gold investment fund has also monetized its remainin…
Asia Pacific Resources (APQ-T) and the Thai Department of Primary Industry and Mines (DPM) will look for an independent party to decide the fate of the Toronto-based junior’s special prospecting licen…
Drilling is under way at the Pimenton gold project northeast of Santiago, Chile, as part of an exploration and development program being mounted by South American Gold and Copper (SAG-T).The Pimenton …
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