Hecla ups 2002 production targets
Continued operating success at the La Camorra gold mine in Venezuela and the San Sebastian silver mine in Mexico’s Durango state is allowing Hecla Mining (HL-N) to revise its production estimates for …
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N. Dynasty tags new zones at Pebble
Large alteration halos associated with copper-gold porphyry deposits often host a wide array of mineralizing styles, and the 89-sq.-km Pebble system in southwestern Alaska is no exception: a 5,300-met…
Trans Hex weighs anchor at Marshall Fork
An internal dispute between Trans Hex Group of South Africa and Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) has ended their joint venture in Namibian coastal waters a little more than a year after it began.O…
Cumberland starts new Meadowbank drilling (July 22, 2002)
Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) has started a second phase of drilling on its Meadowbank gold project in Nunavut, following an earlier program that outlined a new zone of mineralization.The new program, …
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Tagish Lake drills Skukum
Tagish Lake Gold (TLG-V) has dewatered the underground workings at the Skukum Creek property, 80 km south of Whitehorse, Y.T., in preparation for drilling.A structurally controlled, polymetallic gold-…
Early signs of recovery
COMMENTARY/BC & YUKON CHAMBER OF MINESThe level of interest in mineral exploration in British Columbia has increased appreciably over the past several months, largely as a result of legislative and po…
Market mayhem crushes miners
U.S. markets were extremely volatile and bearish over the report period ended July 16, with the general media often using the term “bungee-jump” to describe the intra-day moves of the main market indi…
Markets go over cliff, headfirst
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGEWhile there hasn’t yet been a screaming rush to the exits, stock markets saw heavy selling during the report period July 10-16. The Toronto Stock Exchange was no exception, with …
Bears maul bulls on junior exchange
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGEVancouver — Canada’s venture exchange succumbed to downward market pressure over the week ended July 16. The S&P TSX Venture Exchange composite index tumbled 52.03 points, or 4.5%…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JULY 10-16
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Daily Metal Prices (July 22, 2002)
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