Midway sparks Tonopah revival (March 11, 2003)
Vancouver The latest drill results from the Midway prospect has intensified exploration interest in Nevada’s Nye…
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Pan American posts loss
Vancouver A US$12.1 million charge against the operations of the Quiruvilca mine had Pan American Silver (PAA-T)…
Trading Summary (March 10, 2003)
The Toronto Stock Exchange followed most world markets downward today, amid further tension in the Middle East. Pre…
Placer eyes Stonewall
Vancouver Placer Dome (PDG-T) has inked a deal with Pacific Intermountain Gold Company, a 75% owned subsidiary…
Canico tables more drill results form Onca
Vancouver – Drill results from the Onca Ridge portion of the Onca -Puma nickel laterite project in Para State Brazi…
Odyssey tallies Altintepe resource
Vancouver The inferred mineral resource for the 2G zone on the Altintepe project in northeastern Turkey has come i…
Apollo Gold revitalizes mature mines
Winnemucca, Nev. — The inaugural year of Apollo Gold (APG-T) proved to be auspicious. In 2002, the Denver-based company produced 154,860 oz. gold, doubled its reserve base and picked up the promising…
El Peon powers Meridian’s growth
Created as the successor to FMC Gold in 1996, Meridian Gold (MNG-T) took a Chilean asset called El Peon, which no one else wanted, and used it to reposition itself in the lower quartile of low-cost p…
China lures junior mineral explorers
Vancouver — In its bid to transform itself into a market-oriented economy, China has become the world’s largest recipient of foreign direct investment, and good chunk of it is earmarked for mineral e…
Nevada entrepreneurs
After 44 years and 11 months with the United States Geological Survey, I finally retired in 1981. I was only 70 years old and was certainly not ready to hang it all up. I wanted, and needed, to be pro…
PEOPLE (March 10, 2003)
Arch Coal — Bennett Hatfield appointed president eastern operations.Diadem Resources — Paul Carroll appointed president and CEO; Thomas Skimming appointed vice-chairman; former CEO, Peter Howe, will…
Exploration heats up again in Mali
Gold prices are back up and explorers are back to work, and it need be no surprise that southwestern Mali, with three gold producers pouring plenty of low-cost ounces, has returned to favour among jun…