Imperial Metals tags more hot holes
Vancouver — The latest drill results have expanded the newly discovered Northeast zone on the past producing Mount…
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Metallic Ventures cuts Esmeralda shoot
Underground core drilling by Metallic Ventures (MVG-T) has intersected a new high-grade ore shoot along strike of t…
The Northern Miner Indices (October 20, 2003)
North American Mining: 92.44 (+5.07)Small Producers: 86.86 (+6.04)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Jaguar poised to revive Guatemalan nickel
El Estor, Guatemala — If you’re a mining industry professional or an investor looking to get in almost on the ground floor of something big, take a look at what Jaguar Nickel (JNI-T) is up to here in…
Peru Copper Syndicate eyes low-cost leaching
Vancouver — Catherine McLeod-Seltzer and David Lowell, who, a year ago, re-united to search for gold-silver deposits under the banner of Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V), are turning their attention to the …
Imperial Metals on the mend
Williams Lake, B.C. — The discovery of a highly mineralized breccia body on the past-producing Mount Polley copper-gold property, 56 km northeast of here, has reinvigorated Imperial Metals (III-T).Le…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Tales of Hudson Bay
— The following is the first of three excerpts from Quin Kola: Tom Payne’s Search for Gold. The book is published by Crossfield Publishing in Okotoks, Alta. Copies are available for $25 at CSPG.org o…
Barrick advances Alto Chicama project in Peru
Containing a resource of more than 9.5 million ounces, Alto Chicama is the industry’s largest grassroots discovery in the past several years.Barrick Gold (ABX-T) made the major new gold find in the se…
Canarc busy at Benzdorp
Vancouver — With $3 million in its coffers, Canarc Resource (CCM-T) is gearing up for a phase-2 drill program at its Benzdorp property in Suriname, South America.The cash infusion comes from a privat…
Editorial Cartoon (October 20, 2003)
Metals Commentary: The outlook for precious metals
Since the mid-summer, gold prices have surged back towards the 7-year highs of US$389 per oz., set in February of this year. Indeed, the afternoon fix on Sept 9. actually surpassed the February high (…
Daily Metal Prices (October 20, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateOct. 13Oct. 10Oct. 9Oct. 8Oct. 7Al Alloy1410/1405…