Freeport back to work at Grasberg
An Indonesian government review of an accident at the Grasberg copper-gold mine in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, has appro…
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Kinross and Bema to restart Refugio
Kinross Gold (K-T) and Bema Gold (BGO-T) plan to restart mining operations at the Refugio heap leach mine located n…
Silver Standard cuts high-grade in Mexico
Vancouver – The initial drill results from a 3,100 metre drill program has prompted Silver Standard Resources (SSO…
Juniors fill their coffers
The money just keeps on flowing into the hands of Canada’s junior mineral explorers.Over the weekend, Nevsun Re…
Juniors eye Mexican gold prospects (December 08, 2003)
Vancouver — The rising price of bullion has prompted a growing number of junior companies to explore targets in Mexico.The latest company to set its sights on the country is Grayd Resource (GYD-V), w…
Editorial Cartoon (December 08, 2003)
A Really big deal in Yellowknife
The following is the last of three excerpts from the book Quin Kola: Tom Payne’s Search for Gold, published by Crossfield Publishing in Okotoks, Alta. The author is the daughter of Tom Payne and presi…
The Northern Miner Indices (December 08, 2003)
North American Mining: 110.07 (+7.47)Small Producers: 111.93 (+11.95)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
QGX tests Mongolian porphyry targets
Having estabished its exploration prowess at the Golden Hills property in Mongolia, QGX (QGX-V) is now active in an underexplored region in the country’s southeast.QGX, which recently attracted the at…
Spot Prices Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$401.35+9.85Silver$5.46+0.25Platinum$776.00+18.00…
Jaguar Nickel fires up pilot plant (December 08, 2003)
Junior Jaguar Nickel (JNI-T) has started up a pilot plant designed to test the viability of its proprietary atmospheric chloride-leach process on ore samples from the Sechol nickel-cobalt laterite pro…
Exchange Rates (December 08, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateDec. 2Dec. 1Nov. 28Nov. 27Nov. 26US$ in C$1.29821.30231.29731.308…