Tournigan Gold picks up more Irish ground
Vancouver — Tournigan Gold (TVC-V) has purchased two more exploration permits in the Republic of Ireland. This now…
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Odyssey drills Altintepe
Odyssey Resources (ODX-V) has resumed drilling on its Altintepe gold property in northeastern Turkey. Plans cal…
Anooraq raises $20 million
Anooraq Resources (ARQ-V) has raised $20 million to accelerate development of the Drenthe farm in South Africa’s Bu…
Aurelian cuts high grades in Ecuador
Zamora, Ecuador — Aurelian Resources (ARU-V) has intersected spectacularly high-grade gold values in the first hole drilled at its 100%-owned Condor project in southeastern Ecuador.The Toronto-based …
Editorial Cartoon (December 29, 2003)
Sabotage
The following is an excerpt from Glitter & Greed: The Secret World of the Diamond Cartel. The author, a journalist and human rights activist, has written about De Beers Consolidated Mines for roughly …
The Northern Miner Indices (December 29, 2003)
North American Mining: 110.03 (+2.46)Small Producers: 106.96 (+1.51)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Navidad shows bulk-tonnage potential
Although the initial results from the first-ever drilling on the Navidad silver grassroots discovery were not as spectacular as the market was anticipating, the grades would nonetheless seem to indica…
Metals Commentary: Bright outlook for precious metals
All the key trends that have contributed to rising gold prices over the past year remain in place. The strong price recovery in commodities across all sectors continues to attract investment into prec…
Exchange Rates (December 29, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateDec. 22Dec. 19>Dec. 18Dec. 17US$ in C$1.33151.33971.32921.3251…
Radius tallies Tambor gold
Vancouver — An independent estimate commissioned by Radius Explorations (RDU-V) suggests that the Tambor property in Guatemala has a resource equivalent to 274,000 oz. gold.Based on a cutoff grade of…
Ghana gives nod to Newmont’s Ahafo
The Parliament of Ghana has unanimously approved a foreign investment agreement with Newmont Mining (NEM-N), paving the way for construction of the Ahafo gold project in the Brong Ahafo region.The agr…