Virginia active in James Bay area (November 06, 2002)
Initial results from a 19-hole drilling campaign on the Poste Lemoyne gold project in northwestern Quebec have exte…
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Trading Summary (November 05, 2002)
Toronto’s gold stocks led just three other subindices higher on Tuesday, gaining 2.85 points or 1.6% to 177.1. The…
Higher output gives Hecla quarterly boost
Vancouver — A combination of higher production and lower costs propelled Hecla Mining (HL-N) into profitability du…
BHP tallies lower profits
Vancouver Despite strength in oil and nickel operations, weakness in copper and coal sales resulted in a 9% drop…
GQ surrenders more diamonds
Six of seven heterolithic breccia outcrops on Band-Ore Resources’ (BAN-T) GQ property, near Wawa, Ont., have return…
Thistle posts record month
With reserves freshly boosted at its President Steyn gold mining operations in South Africa, Thistle Mining (THT-T)…
Trading Summary (November 04, 2002)
The Toronto Stock Exchange followed most of the world’s other bourses higher on Monday, with the S&P TSX Composite…
BHP opts out of Tabletop
Vancouver – Disappointing drill results from a 658 metre drill program has prompted BHP Billiton (BHP-N) to stop wo…
Olympus active in Vietnam
Vancouver – Despite cutting encouraging gold values during a newly completed 2,300 metre drill program at the Khe R…
McWatters to restart Sigma mill soon
Having recently suspended operations at its Kiena underground mine in Val d’Or, Que., McWatters Mining (MWA-T) is l…
PEOPLE (November 04, 2002)
Gammon Lake — Rodolfo Nieblas Castro appointed director.Patricia — Eric Kallio appointed VP exploration.Radisson — Dale Hendrick and Donald Lacasse appointed directors.Robe…
Lending Rates (November 04, 2002)
as of 4 pm ET, Oct. 29, 2002(%)Bank of Canada3.00Canadian Prime4.50U.S. Discount1.25U.S. Prime4.75LIBOR US$ 3-month1.76LIBOR US$ 6-month1.67LIBOR US$ 1-year1.71Gold lease 3-month0.31Gold leas…