Freewest advances Clarence Stream
Rollingdam, New Brunswick — Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-M) is preparing to launch a 3,000-metre program of diamond drilling at its Clarence Stream gold property in southwestern New Brunswick. The …
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Barrick defers Pascua-Lama
Citing the poor gold and silver market, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has further delayed the start of construction at its Pascua-Lama project, on the border between Chile and Argentina.Work at Pascua, origina…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 18, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,425/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.00/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$12.70-15.50/lb.Copper: Comex March US$0.885/lb.
Phelps Dodge hires advisors
Denver — Phelps Dodge (PD-N) has retained financial advisors to avise the Phoenix-based copper producer on its non-mining businesses.Goldman Sachs will give advice on PD Wire & Cable, which produces …
Inca Pacific, Mansfield attract attention for South American projects
Junior mining companies are adopting various strategies to help them through these tough times, but the most common remains the old standby of taking on projects robust enough to attract major partner…
MEETINGS (December 18, 2000)
Dec. 20 Auriginor — annual, general, specialDec. 20 Digger — annual, special; 10 am, 2550-555 W. Hastings St., VancouverDec. 20 Featherstone — annual, general; 3:30, Coast Harbourside…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, DEC. 6-12
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ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeWilliam ResT 25067 0.07 0.04 0.07 +0.03…
Manhattan expands B-5 zone
Vancouver — Having completed a third phase of drilling at its Tambo Grande project in northern Peru, Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) is encouraged by the thickness of mineralization encountered in the Cop…
Alaska’s d(2) battle
In October 1976, the Alaska Miners Association (AMA) held its first statewide convention in Anchorage to discuss, among other things, a federal government proposal to withdraw up to 80 million acres o…
Meliadine West reveals new zone
Stepout drilling at the Meliadine West gold project has led to the discovery of new mineralization west of the Tiriganiaq zone.Situated near Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Meliadine West is a joint venture am…