Starfield adds tonnage at Ferguson Lake
Vancouver — Drilling at Starfield Resources’ (SRU-V) Ferguson Lake property in Nunavut has added 8.4 million tonnes to the copper/nickel/cobalt/platinum-group-metal resource.The additional tonnage oc…
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Ensuring competitiveness
As Canadians strive to come to terms with the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 in New York, N.Y., our preoccupation with near-term issues such as the security of the country and safety of its citizens is…
Reversal of 3809 rules makes sense
The repeal of several provisions in the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Surface Management Regulations — usually called the “3809 Regulations,” for their place in the Federal Register — represents…
Geologists discuss new technology
The next meeting of the Toronto Geological Discussion Group will examine the merits of 3-D Quest, a technology designed to reduce risks associated with exploration drilling.Robert Gordon, manager of g…
BHP Billiton to close Rietspruit coal operation
Partners Ingwe Coal and Tavistock Collieries will close the Rietspruit coal mine in South Africa.Ingwe is a subsidiary of BHP Billiton. Michael Oppenheimer, president of BHP Billiton’s energy and coal…
Geomaque gains more time
Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) now has until mid-December 2001 to restructure a credit facility with Resource Capital Fund. All scheduled payments continue to be deferred.Meanwhile, mining activities a…
NovaGold expands Acma target
Vancouver — Recent drill results suggest that NovaGold Resources (NRI-T) is succeeding in defining a small but high-grade deposit within the larger resource at its Donlin Creek deposit in Alaska.Situ…
Solitario goes solo
Now going it alone, Solitario Resources (SLR-T) plans to begin 2,000 metres of drilling at the Pedra Branca palladium-platinum project in northeastern Brazil.This past summer, Rockwell Ventures (RCW-V…
Eastfield hits high grade at Lorraine
Vancouver — Eastfield Resources (ETF-V) has tabled encouraging results from two more holes drilled on the Lorraine copper-gold-palladium property in north-central British Columbia.This year’s program…
Giant mine gets extension
The Federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Miramar Mining (MAE-T) have signed an agreement to extend the life of the Giant gold mine nea…
Rubicon, AngloGold report hot holes at Slate Bay
VANCOUVER — A 1,600-metre drill program by Anglogold (AU-N) and Rubicon Minerals (RMX-V) has returned encouraging gold values from the Slate Bay target in Ontario’s Red Lake district.The project is 1…
Spot Prices Wed. November 14, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$277.55-$2.95Silver$ 4.18+$0.03Platinum$430.00+$…