BC regional mining offices to close
Vancouver — British Columbia’s Ministry of Energy and Mines will cut 106 positions and eliminate the prospectors a…
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Campbell closes Joe Mann financing (January 18, 2002)
Taking another big step towards resuming commercial operations at the Joe Mann gold mine in Quebec, Campbell Resour…
Trading Summary (January 17, 2002)
The technology and consumer products sector led the Toronto Stock Exchange to a 68.68-point gain to end at 7,652.7…
Quebec diamond rush rolls on
Montreal-based Osisko Exploration (OSK-V) is among the latest group of companies to acquire land in the James Bay a…
Lower grades push Freeport to a loss
Vancouver Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) posted a fourth-quarter loss on decreased production resulting f…
Queenstake kicks off construction at Magistral gold mine
Vancouver — Queenstake Resources (QRL-T) and the Magistral joint venture are in the process of building a facility…
Olympus settles debt
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has acquired another 3.78 million shares of Olympus Pacific Minerals (OYM-V), as part of a de…
Trading Summary (January 16, 2002)
Paced by a US$3.10-per-oz. gain in the gold price in New York, the Toronto Stock Exchange’s Gold & Precious Mineral…
Inmet gets $88m in Troilus case (January 16, 2002)
A British Columbia court has awarded $88.2 million to Inmet Mining (IMN-T) for breach of contract in the aborted sa…
Fight for Valerie Gold heats up
Vancouver — The battle for control of Valerie Gold Resources (VLG-V) has entered the final round with both the cur…
Partners trench East Bull Lake (January 16, 2002)
Trenching at the East Bull Lake gabbro-anorthosite intrusion near Sudbury, Ont., has turned up more platinum group…
Sultan launches scoping study
Vancouver — Positive results from the 2001 drill program has prompted Sultan Minerals (SUL-V) to study the economi…