Gold prices help quarter at Buenaventura (April 28, 2003)
Higher production and an improved gold price buoyed up the top line for Minas Buenaventura (BVN-N) in the first thr…
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Inmet takes over Teck’s Cerattepe
A deal between the Turkish subsidiaries of two Canadian mining companies will give Inmet Mining (IMN-T) control of…
Stillwater faces red ink; awaits regulatory nod
Vancouver – Timing is crucial in the metals market, a lesson not lost on Stillwater Mining (SWC-N). Less than 2 yea…
QGX cuts more oxide gold in Mongolia
A 15-hole drill program aimed at testing for strike extensions of the Central Valley zone of the Golden Hill prospe…
Spider, KWG table McFauld’s Lake results
Vancouver — Spider Resources (SPQ-V) and joint venture partner over the counter listed KWG Resources have receive…
Editorial Cartoon (April 28, 2003)
Base Metals: Look for opportunities
The following is the second of four instalments of The Commodity Refiner, published by London, U.K.-based Barclays Capital Research. This week we offer an overview of the base metals sector. Next week…
Southern Rio advances 3T’s property
Vanderhoof, British Columbia — Southern Rio Resources (SNZ-V) is intensifying exploration of the 3T’s low-sulphidation epithermal gold-silver project in central British Columbia, 120 km southwest of …
Far North beckons Cumberland
By advancing the Meadowbank project in eastern Nunavut to production, Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) is positioning itself to become Canada’s next mid-tier gold producer.Covering some 350 sq. km along a…
New Brunswick offers variety of gold environments
The recent grassroots discovery of intrusion-related gold occurrences in the southwestern area of the province highlights the potential for economic precious metal deposits in New Brunswick. Coupled w…
More capital needed to reach lofty goals at President Steyn
Welkom, South Africa — There’s a buzz of energy permeating the staid, 1960s-style boardroom which Thistle Mining (TTH-T) inherited when it purchased the President Steyn gold mine in South Africa. Aft…
The Northern Miner Indices (April 28, 2003)
North American Mining: 67.85 (+2.20)Small Producers: 63.20 (+4.69)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…