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Exchange Rates (March 18, 2002)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMarch 12March 11March 8March 7March 6HighLowUS$ in C$…
Manhattan feasibility on schedule (March 18, 2002)
Vancouver — A review of the mineral inventory at the TG-1 deposit on the Tambo Grande property in northern Peru has resulted in a 5% jump in contained copper in the sulphide part and a 4% drop in con…
Province closes lands to prospectors
The Ontario government has drawn a line in the sand, and around 378 park areas protected under the province’s Living Legacy program. Those lines will prohibit prospectors from staking claims within th…
Orezone proposes to Coronation International
Determined to boost its exploration portfolio, Orezone Resources (ORZ-T) has inked a merger deal with London-listed Coronation International Mining.Orezone must raise $2 million before the merger take…
Freewest hits gold at Clarence
Vancouver — Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-V) has released encouraging results from its first 10 holes at the Murphy zone at the Clarence Stream gold project in New Brunswick.The gold zone is one of …
Masuparia cuts intrusive at Greywacke
Vancouver — Drilling by Masuparia Gold (MPG-V) has resulted in the discovery of a host rock for gold mineralization at the North zone on the Greywacke property, 90 km northeast of La Ronge, Sask.Coll…
Solitario cuts PGMs at Pedra Branca
Vancouver — Denver-based Solitario Resources (SLR-T) has intersected new platinum-palladium mineralization at its Santa Amaro and Cedro 1 prospects at the Pedra Branca project in Brazil.Solitario’s S…
Daily Metal Prices (March 18, 2002)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMarch 12March 11March 8March 7March 6Aluminium…
CDNX shows bullish momentum
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange continued to move into positive territory as juniors and majors alike schmoozed at this year’s PDAC convention in Toronto. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite in…
Mergers affected ’01 gold price
Several factors combined to make 2001 a difficult year for gold, according to CPM Group. Chief among these were contracting trading volumes in the futures and dealer markets, and consolidation and mer…
First Quantum on track with Bwana Mkubwa
Mid-tier copper miner First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) has completed the first phase of an expansion program at its Bwana Mkubwa solvent extraction-electrowinning plant in Zambia.The company has added ne…